L.A. Confidential

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1997

2h 18m

English

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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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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L.A. Confidential

Movie

1997

2h 18m

English

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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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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Cast

Wendell "Bud" White

Edmund "Ed" Exley

Jack Vincennes

Lynn Bracken

Sid Hudgens

Dudley Smith

Pierce Patchett

D.A. Ellis Loew

"Badge of Honor" Star Brett Chase

Paul Guilfoyle

Mickey Cohen

Paolo Seganti

Johnny Stompanato

Elisabeth Granli

Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner

Sandra Taylor

Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner

Steve Rankin

Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen

Dick Stensland

Wife Beater

Wife

Jack's Dancing Partner

Bob Clendenin

Reporter at Hollywood Station

Lennie Loftin

Photographer at Hollywood Station

Liquor Store Owner

Susan Lefferts

Buzz Meeks

Sid's Assistant

Matt Reynolds

Directed By: Curtis Hanson

Written By: Curtis Hanson (Screenplay), Brian Helgeland (Screenplay), + 1 more

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AlexanderZ says...

7 years ago

Terrific storytelling brought to life by a collection of inspired performances makes L.A. Confidential an absolute winner.

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CatyAlexandre says...

10 years ago

Always heard great things about this one and now I finally confirmed it myself. L.A. Confidential is excellent! An absolutely terrific thriller! Great direction, great dialogues, great and very intriguing story with very good twists and turns. The performances are outstanding by all of the amazing cast but I have to do a special mention to Kevin Spacey, he is such a good actor! I love to see him perform. He is so powerful, he doesn't even need to speak to spread his charm! I wish we could see him in more films nowadays. If this film is not perfect I am sure that is very close to that.

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AndrewBloom says...

8 years ago

A thoroughly competent, but ultimately flavorless film. The acting is solid, the story is well-paced, and the major characters have defined arcs, but it's all executed in such a generic, perfunctory manner that the entire thing left me cold. The cheesy dialogue and generic archetype characters certainly set the film back, but at the end of the day it's a very solid film that never rises above being solid. It's pablum. The pablum is well-done and it's all technically sound, but it's also tremendously uninspired, checking the boxes for a prestige picture without adding anything new or interesting to the standard tropes it employs. Quite a disappointment for a film I was really looking forward to watching.

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havucumuyedim says...

9 years ago

Third time... Great great great.

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