21 Grams vs L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.3/10 for 21 Grams). 21 Grams is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2003). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| 21 Grams | L.A. Confidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1997 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Curtis Hanson |
| Main cast | Eddie Marsan, Benicio del Toro, Clea DuVall, Danny Huston, Sean Penn | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe |
Synopsis
21 Grams
Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.
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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