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L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

1997 · 138 min · EN · R · 7.8 (5,806 votes)
Dir. Curtis Hanson · Starring Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito · Music Jerry Goldsmith

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

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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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This is a slick, cynical plunge into the glamorous yet grimy underbelly of 1950s Los Angeles. It feels like a tense, hard-boiled mystery unfolding in a world dripping with moral ambiguity and dangerous allure, where every character hides a secret. The atmosphere is thick with corruption and stylish menace.

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