12 vs L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.6/10 for 12). L.A. Confidential is the shorter watch at 2h 18m compared with 2h 39m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2007). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
12
L.A. Confidential| 12 | L.A. Confidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1997 |
| Length | 2h 39m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Nikita Mikhalkov | Curtis Hanson |
| Main cast | Sergey Makovetskiy, Sergey Garmash, Mikhail Efremov, Oleksiy Horbunov, Sergey Gazarov | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe |
Synopsis
12
A loose remake of “12 Angry Men”, “12” is set in contemporary Moscow where 12 very different men must unanimously decide the fate of a young Chechen accused of murdering his step-father, a Russian army officer. Consigned to a makeshift jury room in a school gymnasium, one by one each man takes center stage to confront, connect, and confess while the accused awaits a verdict and revisits his heartbreaking journey through war in flashbacks.
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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