Dirty Pretty Things vs L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.9/10 for Dirty Pretty Things). Dirty Pretty Things is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2002). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dirty Pretty Things posterDirty Pretty Things2002 VS L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997
Dirty Pretty ThingsL.A. Confidential
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 7.8/10
Year20021997
Length1h 37m2h 18m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorStephen FrearsCurtis Hanson
Main castBenedict Wong, Adrian Scarborough, Zlatko Burić, Audrey Tautou, Chiwetel EjioforRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe

Synopsis

Dirty Pretty Things

An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where he works with other undocumented immigrants.

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

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