In the Line of Fire vs L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7/10 for In the Line of Fire). In the Line of Fire is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 18m. In the Line of Fire is the older of the two (1993 against 1997). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In the Line of Fire
L.A. Confidential| In the Line of Fire | L.A. Confidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 1997 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Wolfgang Petersen | Curtis Hanson |
| Main cast | Gary Cole, Dylan McDermott, Gregory Alan Williams, Tobin Bell, Clint Eastwood | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe |
Synopsis
In the Line of Fire
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.
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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