Dolores Claiborne vs L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.3/10 for Dolores Claiborne). Dolores Claiborne is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 2h 18m. Dolores Claiborne is the older of the two (1995 against 1997). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dolores Claiborne
L.A. Confidential| Dolores Claiborne | L.A. Confidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 1997 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Curtis Hanson |
| Main cast | Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eric Bogosian, Judy Parfitt, Kathy Bates, Christopher Plummer | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe |
Synopsis
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.
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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