Auteur

Shane Black

Born 1961 · American actor, screenwriter and film director

Shane Black is an American screenwriter, film director, and actor, known for his distinctive style of action and action comedy films. He originated the Lethal Weapon franchise, and has also written such films as The Monster Squad (1987), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), and The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Hawkins in Predator (1987).

Shane Black, in order

  1. 1986 Night of the Creeps: acted · directed by Fred Dekker
  2. 1987 Lethal Weapon: wrote · directed by Richard Donner · critics 81%, audiences 86%
  3. 1987 Predator: acted · directed by John McTiernan · critics 65%, audiences 87% · streaming on Philo
  4. 1987 The Monster Squad: wrote · directed by Fred Dekker
  5. 1991 The Last Boy Scout: wrote · directed by Tony Scott · critics 50%, audiences 68% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Tubi
  6. 1993 Last Action Hero: wrote · directed by John McTiernan · critics 43%, audiences 48%
  7. 1993 RoboCop 3: acted · directed by Fred Dekker
  8. 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight: wrote, produced · directed by Renny Harlin
  9. 1997 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn: acted · directed by Arthur Hiller
  10. 1997 As Good as It Gets: acted · directed by James L. Brooks · critics 86%, audiences 86% · streaming on MGM+
  11. 2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: directed, wrote · critics 86%, audiences 87%
  12. 2006 A.W.O.L.: wrote, produced · directed by Jack Swanstrom
  13. 2013 Iron Man 3: directed, wrote · critics 79%, audiences 78% · streaming on Disney+
  14. 2014 Need for Speed: produced · directed by Scott Waugh
  15. 2015 Edge: directed, wrote
  16. 2016 The Nice Guys: directed, wrote · critics 91%, audiences 79% · streaming on Apple TV
  17. 2018 The Predator: directed, wrote
  18. 2018 Wolfman's Got Nards: acted · directed by Andre Gower
  19. 2025 Play Dirty: directed, wrote