In the Electric Mist vs L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.1/10 for In the Electric Mist). In the Electric Mist is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2009). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In the Electric Mist
L.A. Confidential| In the Electric Mist | L.A. Confidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Bertrand Tavernier | Curtis Hanson |
| Main cast | Kelly Macdonald, Peter Sarsgaard, Mary Steenburgen, Pruitt Taylor Vince, John Goodman | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe |
Synopsis
In the Electric Mist
Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie (Baby Feet) Balboni, who is co-producer of a Civil War film. At the same time, after Elrod Sykes, the star of the film, reports finding another corpse in the Atchafalaya Swamp near the movie set, Robicheaux starts another investigation, believing the corpse to be the remains of a black man who he saw being…
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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