L.A. Confidential

Summary

L.A. Confidential is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,023 views/month, #747 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• L.A. Confidential received the Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[3].
• L.A. Confidential received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress^[4].
• L.A. Confidential received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[5].
• L.A. Confidential received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6].
• L.A. Confidential received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film^[7].
• L.A. Confidential received the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film^[8].
• L.A. Confidential's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• L.A. Confidential's director is recorded as Curtis Hanson^[10].
• L.A. Confidential's screenwriter is recorded as Brian Helgeland^[11].
• L.A. Confidential's screenwriter is recorded as Curtis Hanson^[12].
• L.A. Confidential's screenwriter is recorded as James Ellroy^[13].
• L.A. Confidential's composer is recorded as Jerry Goldsmith^[14].
• L.A. Confidential's genre is recorded as crime film^[15].
• L.A. Confidential's genre is recorded as neo-noir^[16].
• L.A. Confidential's genre is recorded as mystery film^[17].
• L.A. Confidential's genre is recorded as drama film^[18].
• L.A. Confidential's genre is recorded as thriller film^[19].
• L.A. Confidential's genre is recorded as police procedural film^[20].
• L.A. Confidential's genre is recorded as crime drama film^[21].
• L.A. Confidential's genre is recorded as crime thriller film^[22].
• L.A. Confidential's genre is recorded as suspense film^[23].
• L.A. Confidential's genre is recorded as action film^[24].
• L.A. Confidential's based on is recorded as L.A. Confidential^[25].
• L.A. Confidential's logo image is recorded as L.A. Confidential Logo.png^[26].
• L.A. Confidential's cast member is recorded as Kevin Spacey^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Arnon Milchan^[28] and Curtis Hanson^[29]. L.A. Confidential's director is recorded as Curtis Hanson^[10]. Screenwriters include Brian Helgeland^[11], Curtis Hanson^[12], and James Ellroy^[13]. Cast members include Kevin Spacey^[27], Russell Crowe^[30], Guy Pearce^[31], Kim Basinger^[32], Danny DeVito^[33], and James Cromwell^[34].

Publication

Publication dates include +1997-09-19T00:00:00Z^[35] and +1997-12-04T00:00:00Z^[36]. L.A. Confidential's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[37]. Genres include crime film^[15], neo-noir^[16], mystery film^[17], drama film^[18], thriller film^[19], and police procedural film^[20]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry^[38].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Los Angeles Police Department^[39], Jewish-American organized crime^[40], and police corruption^[41].

Reception

Awards received include Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[3]; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress^[4], an award for best supporting actress^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1936^[44]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[5], an award for best adapted screenplay^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1929^[47]; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6], a film award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1929^[50]; National Board of Review Award for Best Film^[7], a class of award^[51], in United States^[52]; and Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film^[8], a Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1990^[55]. Reviews include 8.8/10^[56], 91/100^[57], 99%^[58], and 8.2/10^[59].

Why It Matters

L.A. Confidential ranks in the top 0.79% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,023 views/month, #747 of 94,065).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]

FAQs

What awards did L.A. Confidential receive?

Honors received include Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress^[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6].