Beasts Clawing at Straws vs L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.1/10 for Beasts Clawing at Straws). Beasts Clawing at Straws is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2020). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Beasts Clawing at Straws
L.A. Confidential| Beasts Clawing at Straws | L.A. Confidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | South Korea | United States of America |
| Director | Kim Yong-hoon | Curtis Hanson |
| Main cast | Bae Sung-woo, Youn Yuh-jung, Jeong Man-sik, Kim Jun-han, Park Ji-hwan | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe |
Synopsis
Beasts Clawing at Straws
A struggling restaurant owner, caring for his sick mom, finds a bag of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs officer gets into trouble when his girlfriend runs off with money he borrowed from a loan shark.
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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