L.A. Confidential vs Under the Silver Lake

L.A. Confidential has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.4/10 for Under the Silver Lake). L.A. Confidential is the shorter watch at 2h 18m compared with 2h 19m. L.A. Confidential is the older of the two (1997 against 2018). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential1997 VS Under the Silver Lake posterUnder the Silver Lake2018
L.A. ConfidentialUnder the Silver Lake
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.4/10
Year19972018
Length2h 18m2h 19m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorCurtis HansonDavid Robert Mitchell
Main castRon Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell CroweJeremy Bobb, Jimmi Simpson, Zosia Mamet, Riley Keough, Don McManus

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.

Under the Silver Lake

Young and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who's swimming in his building's pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy.

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