High Crimes vs L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.4/10 for High Crimes). High Crimes is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2002). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
High Crimes
L.A. Confidential| High Crimes | L.A. Confidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Carl Franklin | Curtis Hanson |
| Main cast | Michael Shannon, Jim Caviezel, Amanda Peet, Emilio Rivera, Adam Scott | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe |
Synopsis
High Crimes
A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.
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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