L.A. Confidential
“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.
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Cast
97 people
Kevin Spacey
Jack Vincennes
Known for
American Beauty
Baby Driver
Russell Crowe
Wendell 'Bud' White
Known for
Gladiator
A Beautiful Mind
Guy Pearce
Edmund 'Ed' Exley
Known for
Memento
Iron Man 3
James Cromwell
Dudley Smith
Known for
The Green Mile
I, Robot
Kim Basinger
Lynn Bracken
Known for
8 Mile
Batman
Danny DeVito
Sid Hudgens
Known for
Batman Returns
The Lorax
David Strathairn
Pierce Patchett
Known for
The Bourne Ultimatum
Nomadland
Ron Rifkin
D.A. Ellis Loew
Known for
Limitless
Alias
Graham Beckel
Dick Stensland
Known for
Escape Plan
Brokeback Mountain
Amber Smith
Susan Lefferts
Known for
Dead End
The Mirror Has Two Faces
John Mahon
Police Chief
Known for
The Exorcist
The People Under the Stairs
Paul Guilfoyle
Mickey Cohen
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Air Force One
Curtis Hanson Director · Brian Helgeland Screenplay James Ellroy Author
Worldwide gross $126M · Budget $35M · United States release September 19, 1997
Box office
Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$126,216,940
Gross vs. budget
3.6×
Production
Regency Enterprises
Production
The Wolper Organization
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
Regency International Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 14, 1997
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · September 19, 1997
Theatrical
Argentina
November 6, 1997 · Theatrical
Australia
October 30, 1997 · Theatrical
Austria
March 31, 2001 · TV · ORF 1
Belgium
November 5, 1997 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
January 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Cameroon
September 26, 1997 · Theatrical
Canada
September 5, 1997 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 18, 1997 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
Czechia
January 8, 1998 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 31, 1997 · Theatrical
Egypt
December 31, 2017 · Digital
Finland
October 31, 1997 · Theatrical
France
October 8, 1997 · Theatrical
September 16, 1998 · Physical · VHS
November 25, 1998 · Physical · DVD
December 15, 2002 · TV · France 2
October 29, 2008 · Physical · Blu-Ray
November 18, 2010 · Digital · VOD
January 23, 2018 · Digital · Prime Video
November 1, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
July 29, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
December 4, 1997 · Theatrical
March 31, 2001 · TV · ProSieben
Greece
November 28, 1997 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
November 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 29, 1998 · Theatrical
Iceland
November 14, 1997 · Theatrical
India
January 1, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
Indonesia
December 31, 2017 · Digital
August 1, 2026 · Digital · KlikFilm
Ireland
October 31, 1997 · Theatrical
Israel
October 16, 1997 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
Italy
November 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Japan
July 18, 1998 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 23, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
November 20, 1997 · Theatrical
December 19, 2001 · TV · SBS 6
June 16, 2006 · Physical · DVD
January 12, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
November 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 29, 1997 · Theatrical
Poland
November 21, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 14, 1997 · Theatrical
Russia
February 17, 1998 · Theatrical
May 24, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Singapore
November 20, 1997 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 8, 1998 · Theatrical
Slovenia
November 13, 1997 · Theatrical
South Africa
November 14, 1997 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 7, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
November 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 17, 1997 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 8, 1997 · Theatrical · French
October 31, 1997 · Theatrical · Italian
December 12, 1997 · Theatrical · German
July 1, 2000 · TV · German · SF 1
Taiwan
December 31, 2017 · Digital
Thailand
November 28, 1997 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 5, 1997 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 26, 2012 · TV
October 2, 2017 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
October 31, 1997 · Theatrical
Uruguay
November 21, 1997 · Theatrical
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