A Stranger Among Us vs L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.5/10 for A Stranger Among Us). A Stranger Among Us is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 18m. A Stranger Among Us is the older of the two (1992 against 1997). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Stranger Among Us posterA Stranger Among Us1992 VS L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997
A Stranger Among UsL.A. Confidential
Audience score★ 5.5/10★ 7.8/10
Year19921997
Length1h 50m2h 18m
GenresCrime, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorSidney LumetCurtis Hanson
Main castMelanie Griffith, Jake Weber, James Gandolfini, Jamey Sheridan, Eric ThalRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe

Synopsis

A Stranger Among Us

Detective Emily Eden is a tough New York City cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten law and unspoken power, a world where the only way out is deeper in.

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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