Shane Black

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Films

  • Lethal Weapon
    • Riggs is crazy, Murtaugh is old, and together they somehow make the perfect police duo (within the universe of this franchise).
  • The Monster Squad
    • A group of kids come together to battle a bunch of classic monsters in this goofy, kid-friendly, horror-comedy.
  • The Last Boy Scout
    • Bruce Willis returns with a movie that could be considered an unofficial Die Hard flick, if only it were better.
  • Last Action Hero
    • A kid is magically transported into his favorite action franchise in this parody that just can't find the funny.
  • The Long Kiss Goodnight
    • Geena Davis gets in on the action in this mid-1990s thriller that's so much better than everyone gives it credit for.
  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
    • Black delivers a fun riff on the neo-Noir genre with this Robert Downey, Jr. action-comedy.
  • Iron Man 3
    • Iron Man returns in an action adventure that leans hard on Black's blend of character dynamics and comedic writing.
  • The Nice Guys
    • Black went back to the genre that made him famous, the buddy-cop comedy, with this retro adventure starring a couple of dicks.
  • The Predator
    • Shane Black's continuation of the Predator series was little-loved by critics, and general audiences, delivering an under-backed action adventure.

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