L.A. Confidential vs Prisoners

Prisoners has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.8/10 for L.A. Confidential). L.A. Confidential is the shorter watch at 2h 18m compared with 2h 33m. 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 Prisoners posterPrisoners2013
L.A. ConfidentialPrisoners
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 8.1/10
Year19972013
Length2h 18m2h 33m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorCurtis HansonDenis Villeneuve
Main castRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell CroweDylan Minnette, Len Cariou, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard

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.

Prisoners

Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.

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