Abandon vs L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 4.9/10 for Abandon). Abandon is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2002). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Abandon posterAbandon2002 VS L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997
AbandonL.A. Confidential
Audience score★ 4.9/10★ 7.8/10
Year20021997
Length1h 39m2h 18m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorStephen GaghanCurtis Hanson
Main castCharlie Hunnam, Mark Feuerstein, Tony Goldwyn, Melanie Lynskey, Fred WardRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe

Synopsis

Abandon

A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping with the sudden unexplained disappearance of her first love two years prior. As the investigation continues, Katie is forced to choose between past passions and new possibilities, even as new facts are uncovered.

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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