L.A. Confidential vs Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7/10 for Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983). Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2009). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
L.A. Confidential
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983| L.A. Confidential | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2009 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie |
| Country | United States of America | United Kingdom |
| Director | Curtis Hanson | Anand Tucker |
| Main cast | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe | Shaun Dooley, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Sean Harris, Steven Robertson |
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.
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson is forced to remember the very similar disappearance of Clare Kemplay, who was found dead in 1974, and the subsequent imprisonment of local boy Michael Myshkin. Washed-up local solicitor John Piggott becomes convinced of Myshkin's innocence and begins to fight on his behalf, unwittingly providing a catalyst for Jobson to start to right some wrongs.
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