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 5,744 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: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; 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 Disney Plus; watch free on Channel 4; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: buy on Google Play Movies
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus, Crave, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus, Stan; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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