L.A. Confidential [1997 film]
by Curtis Hanson (Director/Screenwriter), Brian Helgeland (Screenwriter)
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Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slaying of the patrons at an all-night diner. A tribute to tough film noir crime films.Tags
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Twisty plot, bent characters, smart cops and crooks, L.A. sleeze. As this is genuine film noir, I should try it in black and white.
Three 1950s L.A. cops, solvin' crimes.
It's entertaining but not memorable. In fact, I had a hard time figuring out if I'd seen it before, even after watching it.
Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: C
Pacing: A
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: B
GPA: 3.0/4
It's entertaining but not memorable. In fact, I had a hard time figuring out if I'd seen it before, even after watching it.
Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: C
Pacing: A
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: B
GPA: 3.0/4
A shooting at an all night diner is investigated by three LA policemen in their own unique ways.
This film was nominated for nine Academy Awards.
A complicated web of intrigue presents Los Angeles law enforcement as a shady underworld built on dirty money, cover-ups and murder. Even 'squeaky clean' wunderkind Edmund Exley (Guy Pearce) wades deep into the muck, his reputation made by an enormous lie which this movie's screenwriters literally spared him with! With all its plot twists, unforeseen revelations and shifting allegiances, L.A. Confidential ticks along at a cracking pace; its chapters make it hard to stop seeing. You need to see this hard-boiled classic.
Jan 5, 2026English (UK)
138 minutos
Mar 17, 2013Portuguese (Brazil)
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- Canonical title
- L.A. Confidential [1997 film]
- Original title
- L.A. Confidential
- Alternate titles
- L.A. Confidential (Two-Disc Special Edition) (Two-Disc Special Edition)
- Original publication date
- 1997
- People/Characters
- Jack Vincennes
- Important places
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; California, USA
- Important events
- 1950s; 1953
- Related movies
- L.A. Confidential (1997 | IMDb)
- Original language*
- Inglese
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 791.4372
- Canonical LCC
- PN1997
- Disambiguation notice
- Based on the novel by James Ellroy.
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- DDC/MDS
- 791.4372 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Public performances Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures Films; screenplays Single films
- LCC
- PN1997 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures Plays, scenarios, etc.
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