L.A. Confidential
Everything is suspect... Everyone is for sale... And nothing is what it seems.
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.
- Director
- Curtis Hanson
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Drama
- Worldwide
- $126M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Movie DNA
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What It's About
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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 slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
L.A. Confidential appears in 3 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Detective Movies Ranked #15
Placed at #15 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Mystery Movies Ranked #26
Placed at #26 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #56
Placed at #56 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
6 wins · 9 nominations
Academy Awards
2 wins · 9 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review Award for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Silver nugget for the best foreign film
1 win
- WinnerSilver nugget for the best foreign film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
L.A. Confidential returned 3.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $35M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $126M
- Release date
- Sep 19, 1997
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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