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L.A. Confidential

Three policemen, each with his own motives and obsessions, tackle the corruption surrounding an unsolved murder at a downtown Los Angeles coffee shop in the early 1950s. Detective Lieutenant Exley (Guy Pearce), the son of a murdered detective, is out to avenge his father's killing. The ex-partner of Officer White (Russell Crowe), implicated in a scandal rooted out by Exley, was one of the victims. Sergeant Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) feeds classified information to a tabloid magnate (Danny DeVito).

L.A. Confidential
Cast:

Russell Crowe
Guy Pearce
Kevin Spacey
Danny DeVito
Kim Basinger
James Cromwell
David Strathairn

Director:
Curtis Hanson

Producer:
Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson, Michael Nathanson

Written by:
Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson

Distributor:
Warner Bros.

Budget:
$35 million

Box Office:
$126.2 million

Awards:

Academy Awards - Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Picture (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Director (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Cinematography (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Sound (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Film Editing (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Music, Original Dramatic Score (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Won)
Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture - Drama (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Best Director - Motion Picture (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards - Best Editing (Won)
BAFTA Awards - Best Sound (Won)
BAFTA Awards - Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards - Best Film (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards - Best Screenplay - Adapted (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards - Best Cinematography (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards - Best Production Design (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards - Best Costume Design (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards - Best Make Up/Hair (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards - David Lean Award for Direction (Nominated)
SAG Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Won)
SAG Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Cast (Nominated)
Cannes Film Festival - Palme d’Or (Nominated)



Metacritic Score:
90

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
99%