L.A. Confidential vs The Salton Sea

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.6/10 for The Salton Sea). The Salton Sea is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 18m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2002). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997 VS The Salton Sea posterThe Salton Sea2002
L.A. ConfidentialThe Salton Sea
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.6/10
Year19972002
Length2h 18m1h 43m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorCurtis HansonD.J. Caruso
Main castRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell CrowePeter Sarsgaard, Adam Goldberg, Val Kilmer, Doug Hutchison, Anthony LaPaglia

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 Salton Sea

After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn", becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons, and gets entangled in a web of deceit full of unexpected twists and turns.

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