L.A. Confidential vs Sparkling Cyanide
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6/10 for Sparkling Cyanide). Sparkling Cyanide is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 18m. Sparkling Cyanide is the older of the two (1983 against 1997). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| L.A. Confidential | Sparkling Cyanide | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 1983 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Curtis Hanson | Robert Michael Lewis |
| Main cast | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe | Deborah Raffin, Josef Sommer, Anthony Andrews, Anne Rogers, Ismael 'East' Carlo |
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.
Sparkling Cyanide
The beautiful but unfaithful wife of a successful lawyer meets her untimely end at their anniversary dinner. After a suicide note is found soon after her death, it seems more likely that she was murdered, as all the dinner guests had good reason to want her dead.
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