Forgotten vs L.A. Confidential

Forgotten has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.8/10 for L.A. Confidential). Forgotten is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2017). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Forgotten posterForgotten2017 VS L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997
ForgottenL.A. Confidential
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 7.8/10
Year20171997
Length1h 48m2h 18m
GenresCrime, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountrySouth KoreaUnited States of America
DirectorJang Hang-junCurtis Hanson
Main castKim Moo-yul, Moon Sung-keun, Kang Ha-neul, Na Young-hee, Nam Myung-ryeolRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe

Synopsis

Forgotten

Seoul, South Korea, 1997. When the young but extremely anxious student Jin-seok, his parents and his successful older brother Yoo-seok move to a new home, mysterious and frightening events begin to happen around them, unexplained events that threaten to ruin their seemingly happy lives. Unable to understand what is happening, Jin-seok wonders if he is losing his mind.

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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