L.A. Confidential (1997)

Movie Details

Original Title L.A. Confidential

Original Language EN

Budget $35,000,000

Revenue $126,216,940

Status Released

Popularity 3.8

Cast

Kevin Spacey

Jack Vincennes

Popularity: 3.6

Russell Crowe

Wendell 'Bud' White

Popularity: 3.0

Guy Pearce

Edmund 'Ed' Exley

Popularity: 10.9

James Cromwell

Dudley Smith

Popularity: 2.6

Kim Basinger

Lynn Bracken

Popularity: 2.4

Danny DeVito

Sid Hudgens

Popularity: 2.4

David Strathairn

Pierce Patchett

Popularity: 3.0

Ron Rifkin

D.A. Ellis Loew

Popularity: 2.3

Graham Beckel

Dick Stensland

Popularity: 0.7

Amber Smith

Susan Lefferts

Popularity: 0.8

John Mahon

Police Chief

Popularity: 1.0

Paul Guilfoyle

Mickey Cohen

Popularity: 1.5

Key Crew

Screenplay Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson

Producer Curtis Hanson, Arnon Milchan, Michael G. Nathanson

Director Curtis Hanson

Editor Peter Honess

Executive Producer David L. Wolper, Dan Kolsrud

Production

Regency Enterprises

Wolper Organization

Videos & Trailers

20th Anniversary Trailer

Trailer

Original Theatrical Trailer

Trailer

"L.A. Confidential" winning Best Adapted Screenplay

Featurette

Kim Basinger winning Best Supporting Actress

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 10/10

Aug 7, 2016

City of Angels? More Like City of Demons! Curtis Hanson directs and co-adapts the screenplay with Brian Helgeland from legendary pulp novelist James Ellroy's novel. It stars Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito and David Strathairn. Music is by Jerr ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Apr 22, 2024

After the seemingly indiscriminate slaughter of the folks at a diner, it's the ambitious "Exley" (Guy Pearce) who suggests to his bosses that it's time for the LAPD to get it's act together and root out the corruption endemic within the force. To that end, he is promoted by "Capt. Smith" (James Corn ... Read more