City of Lies vs L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.4/10 for City of Lies). City of Lies is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2018). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of Lies
L.A. Confidential| City of Lies | L.A. Confidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Brad Furman | Curtis Hanson |
| Main cast | Amin Joseph, Neil Brown Jr., Dayton Callie, Shea Whigham, Louis Herthum | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe |
Synopsis
City of Lies
Los Angeles Police Department detective Russell Poole has spent years trying to solve his biggest case -- the murders of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur -- but after two decades, the investigation remains open. Jack Jackson, a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why. In search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies.
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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