Brick vs L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.8/10 for Brick). Brick is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2005). Both are drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Brick posterBrick2005 VS L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997
BrickL.A. Confidential
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 7.8/10
Year20051997
Length1h 50m2h 18m
GenresDrama, MysteryCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorRian JohnsonCurtis Hanson
Main castRichard Roundtree, Matt O'Leary, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Meagan Good, Noah FleissRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe

Synopsis

Brick

A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.

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.

Where to watch

Where to watch BrickWhere to watch L.A. Confidential

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