L.A. Confidential

violence, injury detail, language, sex, sexual violence references

Director(s) Curtis Hanson

Production year1997

Genre(s)Crime, Drama, Thriller

Approx. running minutes132m

CastKevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger

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L.A. Confidential

violence, injury detail, language, sex, sexual violence references

US crime thriller in which three police officers investigate a series of murders in 1950s Los Angeles.

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

suicide and self-harm

Classified Date:

27/08/1997

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Warner Brothers

violence

Scenes include beatings and shootings with resultant bloody detail. Sequences also depict multiple dead bodies, including a man with a cut throat.

additional issues

There are strong sexual images, including photographs of S&M activity. There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker').

violence, injury detail, language, sex, sexual violence references

Classified Date:

30/10/2026

Version:

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

HBO Max

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

suicide and self-harm

injury detail

nudity

theme

Classified Date:

06/11/1998

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Front Row TV Ltd

violence

Scenes include beatings and shootings with resultant bloody detail. Sequences also depict multiple dead bodies, including a man with a cut throat.

additional issues

There are strong sexual images, including photographs of S&M activity. There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker').

strong violence

Classified Date:

06/07/1998

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

violence

Scenes include beatings and shootings with resultant bloody detail. Sequences also depict multiple dead bodies, including a man with a cut throat.

additional issues

There are strong sexual images, including photographs of S&M activity. There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker').

Classified Date:

26/03/1998

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

violence

Scenes include beatings and shootings with resultant bloody detail. Sequences also depict multiple dead bodies, including a man with a cut throat.

additional issues

There are strong sexual images, including photographs of S&M activity. There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker').

Classified Date:

13/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

HOLLYWOOD - TV SPOT

Classified Date:

13/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

TV SPOT - SHOWEST COUNTDOWN

Classified Date:

12/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

TRAILER #2R

Classified Date:

12/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

NIGHT OWL ACTION - TV SPOT

Classified Date:

24/06/1998

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

09/10/1997

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

17/09/1997

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Warner Brothers

Classified Date:

03/09/1997

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Warner Brothers

Classified Date:

04/09/2017

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Audio commentary by film critic Andrew Sarris and members of...

Classified Date:

18/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Map locations - 15 clips

Classified date30/10/2026

LanguageEnglish

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

suicide and self-harm

Director(s) Curtis Hanson

Production year1997

Genre(s)Crime, Drama, Thriller

Approx. running minutes132m

CastKevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger

Posters powered by IMDb

Classified Date:

27/08/1997

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Warner Brothers

violence

Scenes include beatings and shootings with resultant bloody detail. Sequences also depict multiple dead bodies, including a man with a cut throat.

additional issues

There are strong sexual images, including photographs of S&M activity. There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker').

violence, injury detail, language, sex, sexual violence references

Classified Date:

30/10/2026

Version:

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

HBO Max

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

suicide and self-harm

injury detail

nudity

theme

Classified Date:

06/11/1998

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Front Row TV Ltd

violence

Scenes include beatings and shootings with resultant bloody detail. Sequences also depict multiple dead bodies, including a man with a cut throat.

additional issues

There are strong sexual images, including photographs of S&M activity. There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker').

strong violence

Classified Date:

06/07/1998

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

violence

Scenes include beatings and shootings with resultant bloody detail. Sequences also depict multiple dead bodies, including a man with a cut throat.

additional issues

There are strong sexual images, including photographs of S&M activity. There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker').

Classified Date:

26/03/1998

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

violence

Scenes include beatings and shootings with resultant bloody detail. Sequences also depict multiple dead bodies, including a man with a cut throat.

additional issues

There are strong sexual images, including photographs of S&M activity. There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker').

Classified Date:

13/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

HOLLYWOOD - TV SPOT

Classified Date:

13/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

TV SPOT - SHOWEST COUNTDOWN

Classified Date:

12/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

TRAILER #2R

Classified Date:

12/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

NIGHT OWL ACTION - TV SPOT

Classified Date:

24/06/1998

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

09/10/1997

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

17/09/1997

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Warner Brothers

Classified Date:

03/09/1997

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Warner Brothers

Classified Date:

04/09/2017

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Audio commentary by film critic Andrew Sarris and members of...

Classified Date:

18/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Map locations - 15 clips

Classified date30/10/2026

LanguageEnglish