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In the United States, L.A. Confidential streams on Prime. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 52 other countries.
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An , crime movie: , but never gory, .
Good for date night · friends night · thought-provoking
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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.
Neo-Noir Crime ThrillerComplex Interlocking MysteryStellar Ensemble CastGritty 1950s Los AngelesSharp Dialogue and WitSystemic CorruptionMasterful Plot StructureAtmospheric Period PiecePsychological Character Study
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Is L.A. Confidential worth watching?
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ExcellentGoodWatch scoreYes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 89 (IMDb 8.2, Rotten Tomatoes 99%, and Metacritic 91).
Was L.A. Confidential a box office hit?
Budget$35 million
Box office$126 million
Yes: it cost about $35 million to make and earned $126 million worldwide, 3.6 times its budget.
What tropes does L.A. Confidential use?
Ambition Is EvilBeauty Is Never TarnishedEmbarrassing First NameOdd CoupleParental SubstituteRescuing the AbusedInstant Death BulletNames to Run Away from Really FastFilm NoirToo Dumb to LiveDies Differently in AdaptationWhat You Are in the Darkand 186 more
TV Tropes lists 198 tropes for it, including Ambition Is Evil, Beauty Is Never Tarnished, and Embarrassing First Name.