L.A. Confidential vs Maigret and the Dead Lover
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6/10 for Maigret and the Dead Lover). Maigret and the Dead Lover is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2026). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
L.A. Confidential
Maigret and the Dead Lover| L.A. Confidential | Maigret and the Dead Lover | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 1h 20m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Curtis Hanson | Pascal Bonitzer |
| Main cast | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe | Julia Faure, Dominique Reymond, Jeremy Lewin, Irène Jacob, Denis Podalydès |
Synopsis
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.
Maigret and the Dead Lover
Commissioner Maigret rushes to the Quai d’Orsay with Lieutenant Janvier. There, they find Mademoiselle Larrieu in a state of shock. That very morning, she discovered the bullet-riddled body of Mr. Berthier-Lagès, a renowned former ambassador whom she had served as a housekeeper for 46 years. While searching the victim's apartment, Maigret and Janvier uncover hundreds of letters. The diplomat had maintained a fifty-year-long love correspondence…
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