L.A. Confidential vs Polytechnique
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.1/10 for Polytechnique). Polytechnique is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2009). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
L.A. Confidential
Polytechnique| L.A. Confidential | Polytechnique | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2009 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 1h 17m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Curtis Hanson | Denis Villeneuve |
| Main cast | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe | Evelyne Brochu, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Karine Vanasse, Natalie Hamel-Roy, Maxim Gaudette |
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.
Polytechnique
A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.
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