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As corruption grows in 1950s LA, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
Year: 1997
Runtime: 138 min
Director: Curtis Hanson
Actors: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell
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