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L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

Everything is suspect... Everyone is for sale... And nothing is what it seems.

19977.82h 18m

Overview

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.

Directed by Curtis Hanson
Written by Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson, James Ellroy
Produced by Curtis Hanson, Arnon Milchan, Michael G. Nathanson
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $126.2M

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

Graham Beckel

Graham Beckel

Dick Stensland

Amber Smith

Amber Smith

Susan Lefferts

Themes & Keywords

corruptionbased on novel or bookcall girlshotgundetectivefemme fataledomestic violencewhodunitcorpsedistrict attorneymovie stargood cop bad copangryaggressiveneo-noirzealous1950svindictiveadmiringapprovingvibrant

About L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential is a crime, mystery, thriller, drama film released in 1997 exploring themes of corruption, based on novel or book, call girl, shotgun, detective, femme fatale. Directed by Curtis Hanson, it stars Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce. 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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