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Movies based on books by James Ellroy
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L.A. Confidential
Release: 1997-09-19
TMDB rating: 7.8
Based on the book by James Ellroy
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.
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TMDB ID: 2118
Cop
Release: 1988-02-05
TMDB rating: 6.3
Based on the book by James Ellroy
An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.
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TMDB ID: 31701