L.A. Confidential vs Out of the Furnace

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Out of the Furnace). Out of the Furnace is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2013). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997 VS Out of the Furnace posterOut of the Furnace2013
L.A. ConfidentialOut of the Furnace
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.6/10
Year19972013
Length2h 18m1h 56m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorCurtis HansonScott Cooper
Main castRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell CroweForest Whitaker, Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Tom Bower, Zoe Saldaña

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.

Out of the Furnace

Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.

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