Black Coal, Thin Ice vs L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for Black Coal, Thin Ice). Black Coal, Thin Ice is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2014). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Black Coal, Thin Ice posterBlack Coal, Thin Ice2014 VS L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997
Black Coal, Thin IceL.A. Confidential
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 7.8/10
Year20141997
Length1h 46m2h 18m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryChinaUnited States of America
DirectorDiao YinanCurtis Hanson
Main castGwei Lun-Mei, Liao Fan, Wang Xuebing, Wang Jingchun, Yu AileiRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe

Synopsis

Black Coal, Thin Ice

Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.

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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