L.A. Confidential vs The Night Clerk

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.2/10 for The Night Clerk). The Night Clerk is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2020). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997 VS The Night Clerk posterThe Night Clerk2020
L.A. ConfidentialThe Night Clerk
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.2/10
Year19972020
Length2h 18m1h 30m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorCurtis HansonMichael Cristofer
Main castRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell CroweJohn Leguizamo, Helen Hunt, Tye Sheridan, Ana de Armas, Johnathon Schaech

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 Night Clerk

Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.

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