
L.A. Confidential(1997)
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.


“No one's ever been so good at being so bad.”
Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.

Patricia Arquette
Sandra Dunmore

Dermot Mulroney
Jake Dunmore

Mary-Louise Parker
Peggy Blane

Ellen DeGeneres
Stg. Rita Pompano

John Neville
Bradley

Ray McKinnon
Rollins

Alex Rocco
Det. Crowley

Don Johnson
Ben Dunmore

Vincent Gallo
Mike

Andre Gregory
Rev. Finlayson
Goodbye Lover is a thriller, comedy, crime, mystery film released in 1999 exploring themes of infidelity, assassin, prostitute, corruption, detective, fraud. Directed by Roland Joffé, it stars Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Mary-Louise Parker. Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.
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