Before the Devil Knows You're Dead vs L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.1/10 for Before the Devil Knows You're Dead). Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2007). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
L.A. Confidential| Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | L.A. Confidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Sidney Lumet | Curtis Hanson |
| Main cast | Michael Shannon, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe |
Synopsis
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.
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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