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10 Best Movies Like L.A. Confidential

If you loved L.A. Confidential, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Q & A

Q & A

1990★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to L.A. Confidential for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuses to help him....

#2
Crooked House

Crooked House

2017★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to L.A. Confidential for fans of Crime & Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family....

#3
Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

2007★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to L.A. Confidential for fans of Crime & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Pa...

#4
Cop

Cop

1988★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to L.A. Confidential for fans of Crime & Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him....

#5
Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill

2008★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to L.A. Confidential for fans of Crime & Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the...

#6
Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to L.A. Confidential for fans of Crime & Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for...

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