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Lethal Weapon 2

1989 · directed by Richard Donner · 114 min
24,611 feet · Prominence
594th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Lethal Weapon 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

How this film scores

Draw73

$228m worldwide in 1989 — $606m in today's money.

As released$228mIn 2026 money$606mRank458 of 8,589In 19896 of 125

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise77

Critics 76, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 77.

Critics76 → 38Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Sound Editing
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Fun buddy sequel, faded.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.3 from 197kWikipedia16k views a monthAge37 years

Scored beside it · 798 of 3,430 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 73 praise 77 legacy 50averages 67, which places it at24,611 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

Mel Gibson22,807 ft