Irreversible vs L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.2/10 for Irreversible). Irreversible is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2002). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Irreversible posterIrreversible2002 VS L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997
IrreversibleL.A. Confidential
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 7.8/10
Year20021997
Length1h 34m2h 18m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryFranceUnited States of America
DirectorGaspar NoéCurtis Hanson
Main castVincent Cassel, Jean-Louis Costes, Monica Bellucci, Philippe Nahon, Albert DupontelRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe

Synopsis

Irreversible

A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

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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