L.A. Confidential

This neo-noir thriller is an adaptation of James Ellroy’s novel. Kim Basinger, Kevin Spacey, and Danny Devito star, and
Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe’s careers were skyrocketed. It tells the story of a corrupt LAPD in Hollywood’s Golden Age.
The Kid

The Kid is a 1921 silent film starring Charlie Chaplin. It was his first full-length feature, and he also wrote and
directed the flick. Various reviews say similar things along the lines of Theatre Magazine’s “The Kid may be counted as
a screen masterpiece” praise.