L.A. Confidential vs Sleuth

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.3/10 for Sleuth). Sleuth is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2007). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997 VS Sleuth posterSleuth2007
L.A. ConfidentialSleuth
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.3/10
Year19972007
Length2h 18m1h 26m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorCurtis HansonKenneth Branagh
Main castRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell CroweJude Law, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh, Harold Pinter, Carmel O'Sullivan

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.

Sleuth

On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart.

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