Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler vs L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.7/10 for Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler). Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler is the shorter watch at 2h 13m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2011). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler
L.A. Confidential| Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler | L.A. Confidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 1997 |
| Length | 2h 13m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | United States of America |
| Director | Tōya Satō | Curtis Hanson |
| Main cast | Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yūsuke Iseya, Katsuhisa Namase, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yuriko Yoshitaka | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe |
Synopsis
Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler
3 years after the ultimate life-or-death game with Teiai Group, Kaiji was entrapped by Teiai and again back in the underground, forced to do hard labour. One day, Kaiji wins a bet to get out of the underground with 1 million yen, and promises the other workers that he will save them. But to do so, he only has 14 days and needs 200 million yen! Kaiji meets his former rival Tonegawa and learns that there is a chance to turn the tables in the…
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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