Overview
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Ratings
IMDb
8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
99%
Metacritic
91/100
Key crew
- Curtis HansonScreenplay
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Brian HelgelandScreenplay
- Curtis HansonDirector
Cast
- Kevin SpaceyJack Vincennes
- Russell CroweWendell 'Bud' White
- Guy PearceEdmund 'Ed' Exley
- James CromwellDudley Smith
- Kim BasingerLynn Bracken
- Danny DeVitoSid Hudgens
- David StrathairnPierce Patchett
- Ron RifkinD.A. Ellis Loew
- Graham BeckelDick Stensland
- Amber SmithSusan Lefferts
- John MahonPolice Chief
- Paul GuilfoyleMickey Cohen
Stills
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Themes
corruptionbased on novel or bookcall girlshotgundetectivefemme fataledomestic violencewhodunitcorpsedistrict attorneymovie stargood cop bad cop