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  • Lethal Weapon
  • Lethal Weapon review by from The Sulaco
    Rated - 4 stars Original...and best 25 January 2004
    ...able as the albino villian Mr Joshua, the action set pieces are handled well by Richard Donner (Director) and the soundtrack features work by Eric Clapton amongst others. Af...  
  • Superman
  • Superman review by from Marham, England
    Rated - 5 stars Original and still the best! 4 March 2006
    ...ere is and the extra footage only enhances the story! It's a real testament to Richard Donner that this 28 year old film can still compete in the special effects race! Awes...  
  • Ladyhawke
  • Ladyhawke review by from Colchester, England
    Rated - 3 stars Great fantasy adventure 24 November 2004
    ...se me, as does the drunken monk played by Leo McKern ... It comes from director Richard Donner, who of course brought us Superman I & II, the Lethal Weapon movies and so on. ...  

Richard Donner - filmography


  • 16 Blocks on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Mos Def,  David Morse
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate:
    Bruce Willis hits the mark as Jack Mosley, a broken-down New York City police detective assigned to escort a petty criminal from the precinct to the courthouse. The seemingly simple 16-Block journey becomes a test of character for them when Jack's ex-partners attempt to stop them. It's the gripping ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 41,684 members
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  • 16 Blocks - HD DVD Version (2006)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Mos Def,  David Morse
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Bruce Willis hits the mark as Jack Mosley, a broken-down New York City police detective assigned to escort a petty criminal from the precinct to the courthouse. The seemingly simple 16-Block journey becomes a test of character for them when Jack's ex-partners attempt to stop them. It's the gripping ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 532 members
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  • Timeline on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Paul Walker,  Frances O'Connor,  Gerard Butler
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The archaeological excavation at La Roque Castle in Castelgard, France, appears to be like any other dig. At least it does until archaeology student Kate (Frances O'Connor) and assistant professor Andre Marek (Gerard Butler) discover a note from their boss Professor Edward Johnston (Billy Connolly) ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 12,748 members
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  • Maverick on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Jodie Foster,  Mel Gibson,  James Garner
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An updating of the classic Western TV series "Maverick," this comic oater finds our fast-talking, hard-gambling hero surviving many adventures while trying to come up with enough money to play in a high-stakes poker game. Penned by William Goldman with music by Randy Newman. Academy Award ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 6,922 members
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  • Lethal Weapon 3 on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Mel Gibson,  Danny Glover,  Rene Russo
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In the third LETHAL WEAPON film, L.A. police detectives Riggs (Mel Gibson) and Murtaugh (Danny Glover) track down an ex-cop who has been smuggling guns out of impound and back to gangs on the street. Days away from retirement, Murtaugh is reluctantly pushed into action by Riggs. The two are joined ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 17,619 members
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  • Radio Flyer on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Lorraine Bracco,  Elijah Wood,  John Heard
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Two young brothers' lives are turned upside down when their new alcoholic stepfather enters their world and begins to beat young Bobby. Devoted to their mom, they come up with their own solution and attempt to build a working airplane from their ordinary red wagon. In the process, they transform ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 166 members
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  • Lethal Weapon 2 on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Mel Gibson,  Danny Glover,  Joss Ackland
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In Richard Donner's sequel to LETHAL WEAPON, Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is still the family man. Riggs (Mel Gibson) is still the daredevil, but now he counts the odds before bucking them. This time, the two cops must protect Leo Getz (Joe Pesci), an accountant who has laundered a half billion dollars ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 18,329 members
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  • Scrooged on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Bill Murray,  John Forsythe,  Carol Kane
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Frank (Bill Murray) is a network TV President and modern-day Scrooge. Always looking out for number one, the stingy, uncaring curmudgeon places everyone else's needs last. But his holiday spirit is about to get a rude awakening when he is visited by three zany ghosts, who force him to re-examine ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 11,273 members
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  • Lethal Weapon - HD DVD Version (1987)
    Starring: Mel Gibson,  Danny Glover
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In Richard Donner's thrilling blockbuster, two tough Los Angeles cops--suicidal Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) and family man Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover)--are teamed as partners in a highly unusual case involving a massive international crime ring which has its roots in Vietnam--a place they're both ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 324 members
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  • Lethal Weapon on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Mel Gibson,  Danny Glover,  Gary Busey
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In Richard Donner's thrilling blockbuster, two tough Los Angeles cops--suicidal Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) and family man Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover)--are teamed as partners in a highly unusual case involving a massive international crime ring which has its roots in Vietnam--a place they're both ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 23,048 members
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  • The Goonies on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Sean Astin,  Josh Brolin,  Corey Feldman
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A thrill-a-minute adventure film. When brothers Mikey (Sean Astin) and Brand (Josh Brolin) learn that greedy developers are forcing their family to move, they and their friends decide to have one last, precious adventure together. With the help of a treasure map they've found in the attic, the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 31,991 members
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  • Superman on DVD (1978)
    Starring: Christopher Reeve,  Gene Hackman,  Marlon Brando
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In Richard Donner's blockbuster, the Superman myth is well told, from his birth on the doomed planet Krypton to his childhood in a small Kansas town and beyond. After he comes of age, young Clark Kent, as his Earth parents have named him, learns the truth of his alien birth on a voyage of discovery ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 14,285 members
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  • The Omen on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Gregory Peck,  Lee Remick,  David Warner
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A staid American ambassador (Gregory Peck) and his wife (Lee Remick) are heartbroken when their child is stillborn, but their heartbreak is only beginning when they adopt an orphan. As the boy grows, disaster surrounds him, beginning with the suicide of his nanny, and as the bodies pile up, his ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 13,780 members
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  • Kojak - Vol. 2 on DVD (1973)
    Starring: Telly Savalas
    Director: Jim Benson,  Gary Nelson,  Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Telly Savalas will best be remembered as the follically-challenged, lollipop-loving Theo Kojak of the eponymously-titled television crime drama, which ran from 1973-1978. Lt. Kojak was a tough-as-nails police detective who brought criminals to justice with his unique brand of unorthodox style that ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 122 members
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  • Lola / The Witness on DVD (1953)
    Starring: Charles Bronson,  Susan George,  Honor Blackman
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Features two movies on one DVD. In LOLA, a middle-aged writer falls in love with a 16-year old English nymphet. Boasting a strong performance from Charles Bronson as the writer. In THE WITNESS, a young boy who has witnessed the crime for which his father is being wrongly accused attempts to free ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 40% from 66 members
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  • Scrooged to Watch Now (1988)
    Starring: Bill Murray,  Karen Allen,  Alfre Woodard
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 100 minutes
    A network TV president is perhaps the most cold-hearted man ever, but his holiday spirit is given a painful booster shot by three vengeful ghosts. In this darkly comic updating of Charles Dicken's Christmas classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Bill Murray portrays Frank Cross, an evil, crass, executive who ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 78% from 13 members
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Richard Donner facts

5 most recent films

16 Blocks - 3.0 stars
16 Blocks - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
16 Blocks - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Timeline - 2.5 stars
Lethal Weapon 4 - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Goonies, The - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Lethal Weapon - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
The Goonies - 3.5 stars
Lethal Weapon - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
Superman - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Marshal Of Madrid - 2.0 stars
Twinky - 2.0 stars
Lola / The Witness - 2.0 stars
Timeline - 2.5 stars
Kojak - Vol. 2 - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Mel Gibson - 8 times - show films
Danny Glover - 6 times - show films
Alfre Woodard - 5 times - show films
Christopher Reeve - 4 times - show films
Ned Beatty - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Graham Baker - 2 times - show films
Don Taylor - 2 times - show films
Charles S. Dubin - 1 times - show films
Gary Nelson - 1 times - show films
Jim Benson - 1 times - show films