Confidential, andMartin Scrosese’sTaxi Driver.

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Based onJames Ellroy’s 1990 novel,L.A.

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From unexpected double-crosses to sultry femme fatales,L.A.

Confidentialcovers all its bases with an outstanding screenplay co-written byCurtis HansonandBrian Helgeland.

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Travis Bickle hiding his face behind two fingers in a movie theater in Taxi Driver.

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William Hurt and Kathleen Turner in Body Heat

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