Shane Black
Biography
Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987).
He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), and The Predator (2018).
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
The career in numbers
- US$ 356 mi Total budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 1.5 bi Total box office from 4 film(s) with data
- US$ 71 mi Average budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 366 mi Average box office from 4 film(s) with data
- 6.7 Average rating from 5 film(s) with data
- 4.1× Return on investment from 4 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Play Dirty
|
2025 | US$ 3 mi | — | 6.6 |
The Predator
|
2018 | US$ 88 mi | US$ 161 mi | 5.6 |
The Nice Guys
|
2016 | US$ 50 mi | US$ 71 mi | 7.1 |
Edge
|
2015 | — | — | 5.0 |
Iron Man 3
|
2013 | US$ 200 mi | US$ 1.2 bi | 6.9 |
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
|
2005 | US$ 15 mi | US$ 16 mi | 7.2 |
