PlotNest
US
Poster for L.A. Confidential

Movie

L.A. Confidential

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

1997 · R · 2h 18m

Directed by Curtis Hanson

7.8

TMDB audience score
5,844 votes, out of 10

Trailer Where to watch

Synopsis

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.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Free with ads

  • Plex Channel
  • Plex

Rent

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

Buy

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

All options on TMDB

Where-to-watch data is provided by JustWatch through TMDB. It differs by country and changes over time, so confirm with the service before paying. PlotNest does not host or stream anything.

Find more stories like this Story Finder opens with the same format, genre and decade, so you can add a mood or a minimum score.

Trailer

Play trailer: 20th Anniversary Trailer

The preview image comes from YouTube. The player loads only after you press play.

Cast

  • Kevin Spacey
    Jack Vincennes

  • Russell Crowe
    Wendell 'Bud' White

  • Guy Pearce
    Edmund 'Ed' Exley

  • James Cromwell
    Dudley Smith

  • Kim Basinger
    Lynn Bracken

  • Danny DeVito
    Sid Hudgens

  • David Strathairn
    Pierce Patchett

  • Ron Rifkin
    D.A. Ellis Loew

  • Graham Beckel
    Dick Stensland

  • Amber Smith
    Susan Lefferts

  • John Mahon
    Police Chief

  • Paul Guilfoyle
    Mickey Cohen

  • Matt McCoy
    'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase

  • Paolo Seganti
    Johnny Stompanato

  • Simon Baker
    Matt Reynolds

  • Elisabeth Granli
    Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner

  • Sandra Taylor
    Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner

  • Steve Rankin
    Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen