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L.A. Confidential

Movie·1997·Crime, Mystery, Thriller·2h 18m·7.8 (5,565)·Directed by Curtis Hanson

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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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