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Movies like A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential

The best movies like A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential are All About Nina (2018), Bowfinger (1999) and Lions Love (1969). If A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. All About Nina (2018)

    Nina Geld's passion and talent have made her a rising star in the comedy scene, but she's an emotional mess offstage. When a new professional opportunity coincides with a romantic one, she is forced to confront her own deeply troubled past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  2. Bowfinger (1999)

    On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Lions Love (1969)

    Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  4. Sly (2023)

    His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Nickelodeon (1976)

    In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up with the filmmakers and become important players in the show business industry. Leo learns he has a talent for directing, and Buck's cowboy persona quickly earns him leading-man status — but both men fall for beautiful starlet Kathleen Cooke, leading to a heated personal rivalry.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

    The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. The Two Jakes (1990)

    Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Behind the Candelabra (2013)

    Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. White Men Can't Jump (2023)

    Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out their dreams.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Listen to Me Marlon (2015)

    With exclusive access to his extraordinary unseen and unheard personal archive including hundreds of hours of audio recorded over the course of his life, this is the definitive Marlon Brando cinema documentary. Charting his exceptional career as an actor and his extraordinary life away from the stage and screen with Brando himself as your guide, the film will fully explore the complexities of the man by telling the story uniquely from Marlon's perspective, entirely in his own voice. No talking heads, no interviewees, just Brando on Brando and life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Veronica Mars (2014)

    Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. The Late Show (1977)

    An over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. American Symphony (2023)

    Musician Jon Batiste attempts to compose a symphony as his wife, writer Suleika Jaouad, undergoes cancer treatment.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. 1992 (2024)

    In 1992, Mercer is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son amidst the turbulent Los Angeles uprising following the Rodney King verdict. Across town, another father and son put their own strained relationship to the test as they plot a dangerous heist to steal catalytic converters, which contain valuable platinum from the factory where Mercer works. As tensions rise and chaos erupts, both families reach their boiling points when their worlds collide.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Entourage (2015)

    Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold. Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)

    Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter was gay, and spent his Hollywood years in a precarious closet that repeatedly threatened to implode and destroy him. Tab Hunter himself shares first hand, for the first time, what it was like to be a studio manufactured movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and the consequences of being someone totally different from his studio manufactured image.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

    A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Punching Henry (2017)

    Comedian Henry Phillips is lured to LA by a renowned TV producer who wants to bring his story of failure to the screen. But when a major network gets involved, Henry must decide whether he wants to make jokes for a living, or be the butt of them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  19. Inherent Vice (2014)

    In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. The Big Fix (1978)

    Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is responsible, with deadly results.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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What are the best movies like A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential?

The closest matches to A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential are All About Nina (2018), Bowfinger (1999) and Lions Love (1969). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential?

Start with All About Nina (2018), the closest match to A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential.

What is the highest-rated movie like A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential?

Sly (2023), rated 7.2/10 by 248 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential?

1992 (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential?

Yes: All About Nina (2018), Bowfinger (1999) and Lions Love (1969).

How are movies similar to A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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