L.A. Confidential

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drew-415 — 10 years ago(November 24, 2015 01:40 PM)

Line-Up is San Francisco

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requiem_foradream — 11 years ago(September 28, 2014 01:20 PM)

1. Chinatown
2. LA Confidential
3. Mulholland Drive

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Mickolynj — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 07:46 AM)

Finally someone lists "Mulholland Falls" Thank you!
My rating would be exactly like yours.

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hnt_dnl — 11 years ago(October 28, 2014 01:34 AM)

Neither.
Collateral
should hold that honor.

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ddb540 — 11 years ago(October 31, 2014 09:16 PM)

The Big Lebowski

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PUmatty — 11 years ago(November 05, 2014 07:28 PM)

The Player deserves a mention.

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Koomsic — 11 years ago(November 10, 2014 07:34 AM)

What about Falling Down ?
IMO

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armanmarok — 11 years ago(November 30, 2014 08:27 PM)

That would be
Kiss Me Deadly
.

My Top 100 Favorite Films:
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls071561044/

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renergy — 11 years ago(February 15, 2015 11:17 AM)

Pulp Fiction.

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jacka-katherine — 10 years ago(March 07, 2016 09:38 PM)

Not just those two. I would add The Big Sleep, Day of the Locust and Heat.

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hafabee — 9 years ago(April 14, 2016 10:18 AM)

I was going to say
Chinatown
before I even opened your thread.
But
L.A. Confidential
is terrific, I just saw it again recently and it seems to get better with every viewing. I think it has even more watch-ability than
Chinatown
, which, while excellent, is depressing.

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tlee222 — 9 years ago(April 15, 2016 08:52 PM)

The OP is all over it. There are some good movies mentioned in the interim, but it does come down to Chinatown and L.A. Confidential.
I personally prefer L.A. Conf. (watch it at least twice every year), but historical standards tells me Chinatown is the better movie.
But it's damn close.

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chninlp — 9 years ago(April 16, 2016 05:34 AM)

It's not at all close which is the better film. One film is clearly superior than the other in practically every aspect.

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ironmaiden82-622-630040 — 9 years ago(May 15, 2016 09:07 AM)

Blade Runner and Pulp Fiction

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siltom1962 — 9 years ago(September 14, 2016 12:28 AM)

Chinatown, but this is a very close 2nd.

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zappalover — 9 years ago(September 22, 2016 12:25 PM)

Practically impossible for any film to top Chinatown; when the topic is LA, it is the best, period. LA Confidential is the second best for many of us born after 1945. It's great to see Curtis Hanson receiving so much praise post-mortem. A stellar detective film, though one can quibble with its upbeat ending.
Life is a state of mind.

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meguroutsubo — 9 years ago(October 15, 2016 07:09 PM)

Chinatown.
But this was a much better film than I expected it to be.

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P.Error — 7 months ago(August 10, 2025 05:42 AM)

Terminator 2.
Never lose your desire.

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huwdj — 7 months ago(August 10, 2025 06:20 AM)

L.A. Story
I have always depended on the kindness of Strangers - and the bastards let me down!