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Film 1997 138 min

L.A. Confidential

“Everything is suspect... Everyone is for sale... And nothing is what it seems.”

TMDB Rating ★ 7.8
Votes 5,518
Director Curtis Hanson
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Crime Mystery Thriller
The Story

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.

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Cast & Characters

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Jack Vincennes
Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Wendell 'Bud' White
Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Edmund 'Ed' Exley
James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Dudley Smith
Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger

Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Sid Hudgens
David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Pierce Patchett
Ron Rifkin

Ron Rifkin

D.A. Ellis Loew
Graham Beckel

Graham Beckel

Dick Stensland
Amber Smith

Amber Smith

Susan Lefferts
John Mahon

John Mahon

Police Chief
Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Mickey Cohen
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