L.A. Confidential vs The Hypnotist

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.6/10 for The Hypnotist). The Hypnotist is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2012). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997 VS The Hypnotist posterThe Hypnotist2012
L.A. ConfidentialThe Hypnotist
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 5.6/10
Year19972012
Length2h 18m2h 1m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorCurtis HansonLasse Hallström
Main castRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell CroweLena Olin, Helena af Sandeberg, Mikael Persbrandt, Eva Melander, Jan Waldekranz

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.

The Hypnotist

After a young woman and her parents are murdered by a killer determined to wipe out the entire family, Detective Inspector Joona Linna works with a psychiatrist to hypnotize the son who narrowly escaped death in order to find the one surviving daughter before the murderer does.

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