L.A. Confidential vs My Son

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.8/10 for My Son). My Son is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2017). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997 VS My Son posterMy Son2017
L.A. ConfidentialMy Son
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 5.8/10
Year19972017
Length2h 18m1h 24m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorCurtis HansonChristian Carion
Main castRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell CroweGuillaume Canet, Mélanie Laurent, Christophe Rossignon, Olivier de Benoist, Antoine Hamel

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.

My Son

The story of a busy man, who fills his time travelling to Africa, South America and the Middle East. His passion for his job has distanced him from his loved ones. He’s been divorced for three years and has since seen his son very little. When the latter disappears, he is forced to stand still, and soon discovers things about his ex-wife and, above all, his son. A terrible feeling of guilt overwhelms him and he decides to find his son at all…

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