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L.A. Confidential (1997)

R ★ 7.8/10 138 min Crime, Mystery, Thriller United States English
Director: Curtis Hanson
Screenplay by: Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson
Novel: James Ellroy
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Everything is suspect... Everyone is for sale... And nothing is what it seems.

Description

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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Top Cast

Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey Jack Vincennes
Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe Wendell 'Bud' White
Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce Edmund 'Ed' Exley
James Cromwell
James Cromwell Dudley Smith
Kim Basinger
Kim Basinger Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito Sid Hudgens
David Strathairn
David Strathairn Pierce Patchett
Ron Rifkin
Ron Rifkin D.A. Ellis Loew

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Metacritic #191
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #283
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #390

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Popmatters 100 Essential Male Film Performances
PopMatters #64
Roger Eberts Great Movies
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Rolling Stone - 100 Greatest 90S Films
Rolling Stone #50
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
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The Observers Top 100 Film Moments 2
The Observer #55
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The Telegraph #296
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Yahoo Movies #43

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