| Winner of two Academy Awards, and
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| | by-the-book officer, following in the
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| nominated for seven others, LA
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| | footsteps of his dead father - a former
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| Confidential was the surprise thriller of
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| | cop himself who was mysteriously
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| 1997. Prior to American Beauty and
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| | murdered. Officer Wendell 'Bud' White
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| Gladiator, Kevin Spacey and Russell Crowe
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| | (Russell Crowe) is a vigilante agent of
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| starred in this seedy crime and suspense
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| | law enforcement who believes in
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| film - one of the best of the decade. Set
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| | personally exacting justice and punishing
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| against the backdrop of 1950's Hollywood
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| | those who fail to subscribe to his own
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| and the celebrity culture of that era
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| | perceived morality. As the son of a
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| (quite indistinguishable from the
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| | wife-beater, White has zero tolerance for
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| celebrity culture of this era), LA
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| | abusers of any type. And rounding out the
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| Confidential projects a LA police
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| | three is Sgt. Jack Vincennes (Kevin
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| department filled with corruption and a
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| | Spacey), a self-absorbed cop in search of
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| town obsessed with acquiring fame, money,
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| | Hollywood celebrity (he consults for TV
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| and celebrity at any cost.When members of
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| | shows on the side) and money. In the end,
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| imprisoned mob boss Mickey Cohen's gang
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| | these three men of differing realities
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| start showing up dead, it's up to three
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| | must come together if they hope to
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| cops on the LA police force to get to the
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| | uncover the truth surrounding these
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| bottom of the mystery. Their superior,
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| | mysterious killings.In the meantime, the
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| Capt. Dudley Smith (James Cromwell)
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| | conflict between the three men and Capt.
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| convinces wiseguys from other parts of
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| | Smith heats up. Each must wage a personal
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| the country to go home. It seems that
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| | battle against the fraternity culture of
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| someone is moving in on Cohen's
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| | the police force, the bureaucratic
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| underworld territory, but who? The police
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| | machine, and the rampant corruption that
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| are led to the home of wealthy developer
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| | infests every corridor of city hall.
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| Pierce Patchett (David Strathairn), who
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| | Along the way, Bud White strikes up a
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| runs a prostitution ring of Hollywood
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| | relationship (as does Exley) with one of
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| look-alikes.The investigative task falls
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| | the prostitutes from the investigation,
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| to three cops, each of whom goes about
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| | Lynn Bracken (Kim Basinger), which
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| his business in a different way. Deputy
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| | complicates the investigation and
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| Lt. Edmund Exley (Guy Pearce) is a
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| | compromises his judgment.
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