L.A. Confidential (1997)

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

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.

• Released: 1997-09-19
• Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 18m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 5,860 votes

Directed by Curtis Hanson.

Top cast

• Kevin Spacey as Jack Vincennes
• Russell Crowe as Wendell 'Bud' White
• Guy Pearce as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
• James Cromwell as Dudley Smith
• Kim Basinger as Lynn Bracken
• Danny DeVito as Sid Hudgens
• David Strathairn as Pierce Patchett
• Ron Rifkin as D.A. Ellis Loew
• Graham Beckel as Dick Stensland
• Amber Smith as Susan Lefferts

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Where to watch L.A. Confidential

• United States: watch free on Plex; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Now TV Cinema, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, HBO Max; watch free on Channel 4; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Stan, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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