Brokedown Palace vs L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.4/10 for Brokedown Palace). Brokedown Palace is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 1999). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Brokedown Palace
L.A. Confidential| Brokedown Palace | L.A. Confidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Jonathan Kaplan | Curtis Hanson |
| Main cast | Bill Pullman, Lou Diamond Phillips, Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Lim Kay Tong | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe |
Synopsis
Brokedown Palace
Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.
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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