L.A. Confidential vs The Informers
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 4.8/10 for The Informers). The Informers is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2008). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
L.A. Confidential
The Informers| L.A. Confidential | The Informers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 4.8/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Curtis Hanson | Gregor Jordan |
| Main cast | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe | Theo Rossi, Billy Bob Thornton, Winona Ryder, Rhys Ifans, Mickey Rourke |
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 Informers
A collection of intersecting short stories set in early 1980s Los Angeles, depicts a week in the lives of an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off characters who numb their sense of emptiness with casual sex, violence, and drugs.
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