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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
The Late Show

The Late Show

1977★ 6.3

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

Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-pl...

#2
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948★ 6.7

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

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another cri...

#3
The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949★ 6.5

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

Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to...

#4
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 & Drama. 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...

#5
Cop

Cop

1988★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to L.A. Confidential for fans of Crime & Mystery & Thriller & Drama. 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....

#6
Q & A

Q & A

1990★ 5.8

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....

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