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Lethal Weapon
1987· 1h 50m· Action, Thriller, Crime· en
7.35.2K
Best Thriller Movies Directed By Mel Gibson
This collection ranks 32 thriller movies directed by Mel Gibson. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Lethal Weapon tops the list with a 7.3/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1979–2025. The most widely seen film here is Signs (6,447 votes).
32 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Mad Max 2
1981· 1h 36m· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· en
7.44.3K - 3
Lethal Weapon 2
1989· 1h 54m· Action, Thriller, Crime· en
7.03.8K - 4
Hunting Season
2025· 1h 33m· Action, Drama, Thriller· en
7.4413 - 5
Mad Max
1979· 1h 31m· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· en
6.75.1K - 6
Signs
2002· 1h 46m· Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror· en
6.76.4K - 7
Boss Level
2021· 1h 41m· Action, Science Fiction, Thriller· en
6.92.0K - 8
Payback
1999· 1h 40m· Action, Drama, Crime· en
6.82.1K - 9
Lethal Weapon 3
1992· 1h 58m· Action, Thriller, Crime· en
6.73.3K - 10
Dragged Across Concrete
2019· 2h 39m· Crime, Action, Thriller· en
6.61.2K - 11
The Professor and the Madman
2019· 2h 4m· History, Drama, Mystery· en
7.11.3K - 12
Lethal Weapon 4
1998· 2h 7m· Action, Crime, Thriller· en
6.63.0K - 13
Edge of Darkness
2010· 1h 57m· Crime, Drama, Mystery· en
6.41.8K - 14
Ransom
1996· 2h 1m· Action, Thriller· en
6.72.2K - 15
Get the Gringo
2012· 1h 36m· Action, Thriller, Crime· en
6.61.8K - 16
Conspiracy Theory
1997· 2h 15m· Action, Drama, Mystery· en
6.61.7K - 17
The Expendables 3
2014· 2h 6m· Action, Adventure, Thriller· en
6.25.4K - 18
Blood Father
2016· 1h 28m· Action, Thriller, Drama· fr
6.21.7K - 19
Bandit
2022· 2h 6m· Crime, Drama, Thriller· en
6.3441 - 20
Desperation Road
2023· 1h 52m· Thriller, Action, Crime· en
6.6169 - 21
Tequila Sunrise
1988· 1h 55m· Thriller, Crime, Romance· en
6.1591 - 22
Flight Risk
2025· 1h 31m· Action, Thriller· en
5.91.2K - 23
On the Line
2022· 1h 44m· Thriller, Drama· en
6.1594 - 24
Last Looks
2022· 1h 50m· Action, Crime, Thriller· en
5.7383 - 25
Dangerous
2021· 1h 39m· Action, Thriller· en
6.0521 - 26
Machete Kills
2013· 1h 48m· Action, Crime, Thriller· en
5.62.1K - 27
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000· 2h 2m· Drama, Thriller· en
5.9378 - 28
Making 'Signs'
2003· 59m· Documentary, Thriller· en
5.85 - 29
Boneyard
2024· 1h 36m· Thriller· en
5.4199 - 30
Paparazzi
2004· 1h 24m· Action, Drama, Thriller· en
5.3208 - 31
Hot Seat
2022· 1h 39m· Thriller, Action· en
5.1163 - 32
Force of Nature
2020· 1h 31m· Action, Crime, Thriller· en
5.2565
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Frequently asked questions
How many thriller movies has Mel Gibson made?
32 thriller movies directed by Mel Gibson carry real rating data in this catalog.
How are these Mel Gibson films ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
What is the best Mel Gibson thriller movie?
Lethal Weapon currently holds the #1 position in this collection.
Which Mel Gibson thriller movie is the most popular?
Signs has the largest audience (6,447 votes) among these titles.