Director Shane Black at the premiere of ‘Play Dirty’. Photo: Prime Video.
Filmmaker Shane Black is one of the most successful screenwriters turned directors of all time!
Black began his career writing screenplays for such beloved movies as ‘Lethal Weapon‘, ‘The Monster Squad‘, ‘The Last Boy Scout‘ and ‘The Long Kiss Goodnight‘, as well as playing the role of Hawkins in 1987’s ‘Predator‘ starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
He made his directorial debut in 2005 with ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang‘ starring Robert Downey Jr. and would go on to direct Downey in Marvel Studios‘ ‘Iron Man 3‘, as well as the action comedy ‘The Nice Guys‘ and ‘The Predator‘, which was the forth film in that franchise.
“Even robbers get robbed.”
Release Date: Oct 1, 2025
Run Time: 2 hr 5 min
Budget: $2,500,000
Black’s latest movie, ‘Play Dirty‘, which is based on the ‘Parker’ books by author Donald E, Westlake and stars Mark Wahlberg, is currently available to watch on Prime Video.
In honor of the new release, Moviefone is counting down every film Shane Black has either written or directed.
NOTE: For this list we are only including films where Black has a writing or directing credit, and not films where he only has a Story By credit or an acting credit.
Let’s begin!
Related Article: Movie Review: ‘Play Dirty’
2018’s ‘The Predator.’ Photo: 20th Century Fox.
When a young boy (Jacob Tremblay) accidentally triggers the universe’s most lethal hunters’ return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist (Olivia Munn) can prevent the end of the human race.
Release Date: Sep 14, 2018
Run Time: 1 hr 47 min
Budget: $88,000,000
Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘Last Action Hero’. Photo: Sony Pictures Entertainment.
After his father’s death, a young boy (Austin O’Brien) finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is transported into the film and teams up with the cop to stop a villain who escapes into the real world.
“This isn’t the movies anymore.”
Release Date: Jun 18, 1993
Run Time: 2 hr 11 min
Budget: $85,000,000
1987’s ‘The Monster Squad.’ Photo: Tri-Star Pictures.
Count Dracula (Duncan Regehr) adjourns to Earth, accompanied by Frankenstein’s Monster (Tom Noonan), the Wolfman (Carl Thibault), the Mummy (Michael Reid MacKay), and the Gillman (Tom Woodruff Jr.). The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them power to rule the world. Our heroes – the Monster Squad are the only ones daring to stand in their way.
“You know who to call when you have ghosts. But who do you call when you have monsters?”
Release Date: Aug 14, 1987
Run Time: 1 hr 22 min
Budget: $12,000,000
(L to R) Mark Wahlberg and LaKeith Stanfield in ‘Play Dirty’. Photo: Prime Video.
Expert thief Parker (Mark Wahlberg) gets a shot at a major heist, but to pull it off he and his team must outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob, and the world’s richest man.
“Even robbers get robbed.”
Release Date: Oct 1, 2025
Run Time: 2 hr 5 min
Budget: $2,500,000
(L to R) Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson in ‘The Long Kiss Goodnight’. Photo: New Line Cinema.
Samantha Caine (Geena Davis) is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator (Samuel L. Jackson), Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.
“What’s forgotten is not always gone.”
Release Date: Oct 11, 1996
Run Time: 2 hr 1 min
Budget: $65,000,000
Robert Downey Jr. in ‘Iron Man 3’. Photo: Marvel Studios.
When Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
“Unleash the power behind the armor.”
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Run Time: 2 hr 10 min
Budget: $200,000,000
(L to R) Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in ‘The Nice Guys’. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.
A private eye (Ryan Gosling) and an enforcer (Russell Crowe) investigate the apparent suicide of a fading porn star (Margaret Qualley) in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
Release Date: May 20, 2016
Run Time: 1 hr 56 min
Budget: $50,000,000
(L to R) Danny Glover and Mel Gibson in ‘Lethal Weapon’. Photo: Warner Bros.
A veteran cop (Danny Glover) and an unstable detective (Mel Gibson) become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.
“If these two can learn to stand each other… the bad guys don’t stand a chance.”
Release Date: Mar 6, 1987
Run Time: 1 hr 50 min
Budget: $15,000,000
(L to R) Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans in ‘The Last Boy Scout’. Photo: Warner Bros.
When the girl (Halle Berry) that detective Joe Hallenback (Bruce Willis) is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend (Damon Wayans) of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.
“Everyone had counted them out. But they’re about to get back in the game.”
Release Date: Dec 13, 1991
Run Time: 1 hr 45 min
Budget: $29,000,000
(L to R) Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jr. in ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.’ Photo: Warner Bros.
A petty thief posing as an actor (Robert Downey Jr.) is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl (Michelle Monaghan) and a detective (Val Kilmer) who’s been training him for his upcoming role.
“Sex. Murder. Mystery. Welcome to the party.”
Release Date: Nov 11, 2005
Run Time: 1 hr 43 min
Budget: $15,000,000
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