James Ellroy Filmography
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1. L.A. Confidential (1997)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger
Votes: 618,305 | Gross: $64.62M
2. Cop (1988)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.
Director: James B. Harris | Stars: James Woods, Lesley Ann Warren, Charles Durning, Charles Haid
Votes: 6,177 | Gross: $1.88M
3. Dark Blue (2002)
R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Kurt Russell, Ving Rhames, Scott Speedman, Michael Michele
Votes: 24,102 | Gross: $9.06M
4. Brown's Requiem (1998)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Recovering alcoholic, ex-LAPD, private detective Fritz Brown, is hired by caddie "Fat Dog" to follow his kid sister, who is holed up with an old sugar daddy. The trail leads to his old police boss Cathcart, and the bodies start to pile up.
Director: Jason Freeland | Stars: Michael Rooker, Big Daddy Wayne, Jack Wallace, Will Sasso
Votes: 1,038 | Gross: $0.00M
5. Stay Clean (2002)
11 min | Short
Short black and white film of James Ellroy's serial killer novel "Killer on the Road".
Director: Mitch Brian | Stars: Walter Coppage, Race Owen, Greg Kirsch, James Ellroy
Votes: 21
6. L.A. Sheriff's Homicide (2003 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 82 min | Drama
An arson case in L.A. County 187 is at the center of a vast web of misdeeds that include murder, illegal gambling, pedophilia, "weenie wagging," and more.
Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Miguel Ferrer, Richard Bradford, Kevin Dunn, Sy Richardson
Votes: 143
7. L.A. Confidential (2003 TV Movie)
47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Unsold TV pilot based on the James Ellroy novel. An ambitious internal affairs investigator, a simple but tough patrolman and a morally gray vice squad detective investigate corruption and a mysterious heroin smuggling ring in 1950s L.A.
Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, David Conrad, Josh Hopkins, Pruitt Taylor Vince
Votes: 813
8. The Black Dahlia (2006)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank
Votes: 77,048 | Gross: $22.52M
9. Street Kings (2008)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.
Director: David Ayer | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans
Votes: 120,894 | Gross: $26.42M
10. Sunfax Territory (2009)
Short, Crime
Director: Sam Hough | Stars: Joe Gariffo, Shaun Paul Costello, Greg Bell
Votes: 23
11. Rampart (2011)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama
Set in 1999 Los Angeles, veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, works to take care of his family, and struggles for his own survival.
Director: Oren Moverman | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Sigourney Weaver, Jon Bernthal
Votes: 25,250 | Gross: $0.97M
12. Das Bus (2003)
Unrated | 94 min | Comedy, Documentary
In the spirit of Waiting for Guffman and Spinal Tap , DAS BUS combines real and staged events alongside archival footage as viewers experience "BUS CULTURE" in the "Bible Belt" metropolis ... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Meade | Stars: James Ellroy, Zaina Ali, Cynthia Baker, Stanley Banks
Votes: 33
13. James Ellroy's Feast of Death (2001)
90 min | Documentary
A documentary about James Ellroy and his fascination with unsolved murder cases, especially those of his mother, and the similar, infamous, Black Dahlia murder.
Director: Vikram Jayanti | Stars: James Ellroy, Rick Jackson, Brian M. Carr, Mike Berchem
Votes: 275
14. James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction (1993)
91 min | Documentary, Crime
Filmmaker Reinhard Jud profiles crime novelist James Elroy as he tours the seedy side of Los Angeles.
Director: Reinhard Jud | Stars: James Ellroy, Elizabeth Short
Votes: 53
15. Bazaar Bizarre (2004)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary, Crime, Horror
In 1988, Chris Bryson was found running down a Kansas City street naked, beaten, and bloody wearing nothing but a dog collar and a leash. He told police about Bob Berdella, a local business... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Meade | Stars: James Ellroy, Roger Coleman, Albert Reiderer, Troy Cole
Votes: 265
16. James Ellroy: American Dog (2006 Video)
Documentary
Haunted by his mother's death, Ellroy grew into a restless youth, prone to petty crime and alcoholism; but as a mature writer, her sex slaying became the focal point of his writing.
Directors: Clara Kuperberg, Robert Kuperberg | Stars: William J. Bratton, Dana Delany, Gerald Derloshon, James Ellroy
Votes: 39
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