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Franchise report · 4 films · 1987–1998

Are the Lethal Weapon Movies Woke?

Every scored film in TMDB's Lethal Weapon collection, assessed by the Consciousness Algorithm.

4
Films scored
13
Series average
8–18
Score range
+10
First film → latest

Every Lethal Weapon film

Shown in release order. Sort by score to rank them.

Lethal Weapon
8

Lethal Weapon

1987

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Lethal Weapon 2
18

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

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Lethal Weapon 3
8

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

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Lethal Weapon 4
18

Lethal Weapon 4

1998

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Did the Lethal Weapon movies get woker?

Yes, slightly: up 10 points from Lethal Weapon (8) to Lethal Weapon 4 (18).

02040608010019901995Lethal Weapon (1987): 88Lethal Weapon 2 (1989): 1818Lethal Weapon 3 (1992): 88Lethal Weapon 4 (1998): 1818
Ultra Based <20Based 20–39Woke-Adjacent 40–59Woke 60–79Peak Woke 80+Series average (13)

Highs and lows

Wokest installment

Lethal Weapon 2

1989 · Ultra Based

18

Least woke installment

Lethal Weapon

1987 · Ultra Based

8

Biggest jump

Lethal Weapon 2

18 after Lethal Weapon (8)

+10

Biggest drop

Lethal Weapon 3

8 after Lethal Weapon 2 (18)

−10

Markers that moved most

Lethal Weapon (1987) against Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). The grey bar is the first film, the red bar the latest.

The verdict

No. The average Lethal Weapon film scores 13 (Ultra Based). Wokest: Lethal Weapon 2 (18); least woke: Lethal Weapon (8). Representation Casting is the most common active marker (4 of 4 films).

Scores follow the site methodology. Read the methodology.