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Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Opening Wknd:  FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller /  more » Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 74 wins & 46 nominations  more » User Ratings: 8.4 (225,194 votes)  more »   Also rated #77 in the Top 250 Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: As corruption grows in 1950s LA, three policemen - the straight-laced, the brutal, and the sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.  more »

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Filmmakers: Curtis Hanson - Director / Writer (screenplay) / Producer, James Ellroy - Writer (novel "L.A. Confidential"), Brian Helgeland - Writer (screenplay), Arnon Milchan - Producer, Michael Nathanson¹ - Producer, Dante Spinotti - Cinematographer, Jerry Goldsmith - Composer, Jeannine Oppewall¹ - Production Designer, Peter Honess - Editor  more »

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