L.A. Confidential vs The Manchurian Candidate
L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for The Manchurian Candidate). The Manchurian Candidate is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2004). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
L.A. Confidential
The Manchurian Candidate| L.A. Confidential | The Manchurian Candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Curtis Hanson | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe | Jeffrey Wright, Pablo Schreiber, Anthony Mackie, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight |
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 Manchurian Candidate
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
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