L.A. Confidential vs Spider

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Spider). Spider is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2002). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997 VS Spider posterSpider2002
L.A. ConfidentialSpider
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.6/10
Year19972002
Length2h 18m1h 38m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorCurtis HansonDavid Cronenberg
Main castRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell CroweMiranda Richardson, Ralph Fiennes, Lynn Redgrave, Cliff Saunders, Gabriel Byrne

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.

Spider

A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.

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