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    L.A. Confidential

    R1997 · Crime drama · 2h 16m

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  2. Sep 19, 1997 · Associates of Mickey Cohen, the L.A. mob boss, become victims of gangland-style executions. There's a massacre at an all-night coffee shop; one of the victims is a crooked cop, and three black youths are immediately collared as suspects, although there's suspicion that someone else is behind the crime.

  3. 99% Tomatometer 165 Reviews 94% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings Three policemen, each with his own motives and obsessions, tackle the corruption surrounding an unsolved murder at a downtown Los...

    • (165)
    • Curtis Hanson
    • R
    • Kevin Spacey
  4. Sep 4, 2008 · For much of its running time, "L.A. Confidential" seems episodic -- one sensational event after another, with no apparent connection. Mickey Cohen, the head of organized crime in L.A., has just been sent to prison, and now hit squads are rubbing out his top lieutenants.

  5. May 6, 2024 · L.A. Confidential, Curtis Hanson's 1997 neo-noir crime thriller, is based on the book of the same name by James Ellroy (who, ironically enough, hated the movie). The story is set in 1953 Los Angeles, capturing the City of Angels at the intersection of police corruption and Hollywood celebrity.

  6. L.A. Confidential is, without a doubt, the best film of the 1990s, and quite possibly one of the best films ever made. As with any great film, it all starts with the writing. The story is riveting, the dialogue is smart and quite funny, and the characters are written in three dimensions.

  7. The flawless ensemble..., the masterfully written story, the vibrant yet gritty vision of 1950s LA - most everything clicks in this fittingly cynical and undeniably seductive period crime thriller...

  8. "L.A. Confidential" is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It walks on the wild side with brief and startling violence, fleeting nudity, sexual situations...

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