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L.A. Confidential

7.8/10

Rating

138 min

Runtime

1997

Release Year

Curtis Hanson

Director

Cast

Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger

Quick Synopsis

Set in 1950s Los Angeles, the story follows three detectives working within a police force marked by corruption and violence. Each detective employs his own approach as they investigate a series of shotgun murders that took place at an all-night diner. Their separate investigations gradually reveal a larger conspiracy underlying the killings, exposing the dark and complex nature of crime and law enforcement in the city during that era.

Detailed Synopsis of L.A. Confidential

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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