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  1. Sep 19, 1997 · Crime. 138 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1997. Roger Ebert. September 19, 1997. 5 min read. Confidential was a key magazine of the 1950s, a monthly that sold millions of copies with its seamy exposes of celebrity drugs and sex. I found it on my dad’s night table and read it breathlessly, the stories of reefer parties, multiple divorces, wife-swapping and ...

  2. L. A. Confidential is a masterpiece : r/movies. Go to movies. r/movies. r/movies. The goal of /r/Movies is to provide an inclusive place for discussions and news about films with major releases. Submissions should be for the purpose of informing or initiating a discussion, not just to entertain readers. Read our extensive list of rules for more ...

  3. LA Confidential, based off the James Ellroy novel of the same name, is an utterly incredible film. In an era where having one, let alone three well developed leads is a testament to its quality in of itself. The setting (1950’s Los Angeles), characters and even violence (the film is surprisingly (and perhaps fittingly)) is mostly bloodless ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Sep 4, 2008 · A police procedural plus. Crime. 138 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1997. Roger Ebert. September 4, 2008. 7 min read. Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce star in "L.A. Confidential." “L.A. Confidential” finished at No. 1 in a list of films shot in the last 25 years about Los Angeles culture. In a poll conducted by the Los Angeles Times, Curtis ...

  6. ADMIN MOD. I've just rewatched L.A Confidential and realized how great it was. The movie is based on James Ellroy's book and James is one of the greatest crime fiction writer, but the director just did it very well! Plot is so complex but also smart - you probably have seen some movies with complicated plot but is stupid as well; the actors are ...

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  8. Six years ago, a director by the name of Curtis Hansen came out with a small time film named L.A. Confidential. Though the movie garnered several big nominations at the 1997 Academy Awards, the nation had been swept up by the gigantic and romantic blockbuster, Titanic, thus shrinking the chances of this brilliant movie from garnering any real awards. 1997 completely screwed this phenomenal ...