A Time to Kill vs L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.4/10 for A Time to Kill). L.A. Confidential is the shorter watch at 2h 18m compared with 2h 29m. A Time to Kill is the older of the two (1996 against 1997). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| A Time to Kill | L.A. Confidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 1997 |
| Length | 2h 29m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Joel Schumacher | Curtis Hanson |
| Main cast | Kiefer Sutherland, Samuel L. Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Oliver Platt, Chris Cooper | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe |
Synopsis
A Time to Kill
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
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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