L.A. Confidential vs Shanghai
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.1/10 for Shanghai). Shanghai is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2010). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
L.A. Confidential
Shanghai| L.A. Confidential | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2010 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Curtis Hanson | Mikael Håfström |
| Main cast | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe | Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Hugh Bonneville, Benedict Wong, Franka Potente, David Morse |
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.
Shanghai
An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.
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