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L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American neo-noir crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Curtis Hanson. The screenplay by Hanson and Brian Helgeland is based on James Ellroy 's 1990 novel of the same name , the third book in his L.A. Quartet series.
Sep 19, 1997 · Set in 1950s Los Angeles, the film follows three policemen who investigate a series of murders and uncover a web of corruption and scandal. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this neo-noir thriller.
- (621K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Curtis Hanson
- 1997-09-19
Ella Taylor L.A. Weekly A masterfully smart and soulful film that bows low before genre even as it betrays it. Oct 20, 2021 Full Review Jay Carr Boston Globe One of the things the film conveys, in ...
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- Curtis Hanson
- R
- Kevin Spacey
Oct 22, 2019 · As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen -- one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy -- investigate a series of murders with their own b...
- 3 min
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- MOVIE PREDICTOR
May 6, 2024 · Out of all the classic movies that might have been crowned champion, it's L.A. Confidential, an almost 30-year-old movie, that was recently surprisingly declared the best movie of all time by Rotten Tomatoes. 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 ...
Sep 16, 2022 · LA Confidential is a seductive film. Aesthetically flawless, drenched in the glamour of the 1950s — the light, the architecture, the styling — all of them present, thoughtful in their details and composition, but never overpowering. The film doesn’t feel nostalgic, though, even 25 years after it first came out, because it's steeped in ...
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Sep 19, 1997 · A film noir adaptation of James Ellroy's novel, set in 1950s Los Angeles, where three cops investigate a series of crimes involving celebrities, mobsters and corruption. Roger Ebert praises the plot, the characters and the atmosphere of the movie, comparing it to Raymond Chandler and Chinatown.
