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L.A. Confidential (1997)

R · 1997-09-19 · 2h 18m · EN
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Everything is suspect... Everyone is for sale... And nothing is what it seems.

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

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Curtis HansonDirector
Budget
$35M
Box office
$126.2M

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Russell CroweRussell CroweWendell "Bud" WhiteKevin SpaceyKevin SpaceyJack VincennesGuy PearceGuy PearceEdmund "Ed" ExleyKim BasingerKim BasingerLynn BrackenDanny DeVitoDanny DeVitoSid HudgensJames CromwellJames CromwellDudley SmithDavid StrathairnDavid StrathairnPierce PatchettRon RifkinRon RifkinD.A. Ellis LoewMatt McCoyMatt McCoy"Badge of Honor" Star Brett ChasePaul GuilfoylePaul GuilfoyleMickey CohenPaolo SegantiPaolo SegantiJohnny StompanatoElisabeth GranliElisabeth GranliMickey Cohen's Mambo Partner

Keywords

Based on novel or bookDetectiveShotgunNeo-noirCorruption1950sDistrict attorneyCall girlWhodunitCorpseFemme fataleDomestic violenceMovie starGood cop bad copChristmas movie alternative

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Detective · ShotgunNarrative complexityMysteryVisual styleNeo NoirDialogue densityDramaPacingLong

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What is L.A. Confidential about?

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

How long is L.A. Confidential?

L.A. Confidential has a runtime of 138 minutes.

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