Birth vs L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6/10 for Birth). Birth is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2004). Both are drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Birth
L.A. Confidential| Birth | L.A. Confidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Germany | United States of America |
| Director | Jonathan Glazer | Curtis Hanson |
| Main cast | Peter Stormare, Nicole Kidman, Cara Seymour, Alison Elliott, Danny Huston | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe |
Synopsis
Birth
It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead husband reincarnated. At first she ignores the child, but his knowledge of her former husband's life is uncanny, leading her to believe that he might be telling the truth.
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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