Dream Lover vs L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.2/10 for Dream Lover). Dream Lover is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 18m. Dream Lover is the older of the two (1994 against 1997). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dream Lover posterDream Lover1994 VS L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997
Dream LoverL.A. Confidential
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 7.8/10
Year19941997
Length1h 43m2h 18m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorNicholas KazanCurtis Hanson
Main castJames Spader, Joel McKinnon Miller, Larry Miller, Fredric Lehne, Mädchen AmickRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe

Synopsis

Dream Lover

Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman he married.

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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