Joy Ride vs L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for Joy Ride). Joy Ride is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2001). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joy Ride
L.A. Confidential| Joy Ride | L.A. Confidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | John Dahl | Curtis Hanson |
| Main cast | Jim Beaver, Steve Zahn, Rachel Singer, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe |
Synopsis
Joy Ride
Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.
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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