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Movies like L.A. Confidential

Not everyone loves L.A. Confidential for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love L.A. Confidential

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a conspiracy that only fits together in the last act.

  2. You like dirty cops, call girls made up as movie stars and tabloid deals.

  3. You like 1950s Los Angeles behind the postcard.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Chinatown1974

      Good for you if you like a case that grows from an affair into a city's dirty secret.

    • Line of Duty2012

      • a conspiracy that only fits together in the last act

      Good for you if you like following a conspiracy that grows across seasons.

    • Gone Baby Gone2007

        Good for you if you like a missing-child case that keeps changing shape.

      • The Killing2011

          Good for you if you like one murder investigated over two whole seasons.

        • The Batman2022

            Good for you if you like Batman solving a case like a noir detective.

          • Bodies2023

            • a conspiracy that only fits together in the last act
            • 1950s Los Angeles behind the postcard

            Good for you if you like piecing together four timelines that hide one answer.

          • Zodiac2007

              Good for you if you like a cartoonist, a reporter and a detective trying to crack a killer's coded letters.

            • Perry Mason2020

              • 1950s Los Angeles behind the postcard

              Good for you if you love the oil, churches and dust of Depression-era Los Angeles.

            • The Nice Guys2016

                Good for you if you like a buddy comedy with great physical gags.

              • Penny Dreadful: City of Angels2020

                • 1950s Los Angeles behind the postcard

                Good for you if you like 1938 Los Angeles, its folklore and its tensions.

              • True Detective2014

                  Good for you if you like long conversations in a car more than shootouts.

                • Bad Times at the El Royale2018

                    Good for you if you like strangers whose secrets come out one by one in a single night.

                  Reasons taken from L.A. Confidential's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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