On this day in movie history - L.A. Confidential (1997):

L.A. Confidential

directed by Curtis Hanson,

written by Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson,

based on the novel by James Ellroy,

was released in the United States on September 19, 1997.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Kevin Spacey, David Strathairn, Ron Rifkin, Matt McCoy, Paul Guilfoyle, Paolo Seganti, Elisabeth Granli, Sandra Taylor, Steve Rankin, Graham Beckel, Allan Graf, Precious Chong, Symba, Bob Clendenin, Lennie Loftin, Will Zahrn, Amber Smith, Darrell Sandeen, Michael Warwick, Simon Baker, Shawnee Free Jones, Matthew Allen Bretz, Thomas Rosales Jr., Shane Dixon, Norman Howell, Brian Lally, Don Pulford, Chris Short, John Mahon, Tomas Arana, Michael McCleery, George Yager, Jack Conley, Ginger Slaughter, Jack Knight, John H. Evans, Gene Wolande, Brian Bossetta, Michael Chieffo, Gwenda Deacon, T.J. Kennedy, Ingo Neuhaus, Robert Harrison, Jim Metzler, Robert Barry Fleming, Jeremiah Birkett, Salim Grant, Karr Washington, Noel Evangelisti, Marisol Padilla Sánchez, Jeff Sanders, Steven Lambert, Jordan Marder, Gregory White, April Breneman, Lisa Worthy, Beverly Sharpe, Colin Mitchell, John Currie Slade, Brenda Bakke, Kevin Maloney, Patrice Walters, Rebecca Klingler, Irene Roseen, Scott Eberlein, David St. James, Bodie Newcomb, Jeff Austin, Robert Foster, Kevin Patrick Kelly, Henry Marder, Monty McKee, Henry Meyers, Michael Ossmann, Dick Stilwell, Jess Thomas, Robert Thompson, Jody Wood, Jonathan Adler, April Audia, Jana Rains Austinson, William Boyd, Hennen Chambers, Jan Citron, Priscilla Cory, Alice Dinnean, T.K. Durham, Rhonda Fleming, Deborah Kerr, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Fred Lerner, Scott McKinley, John Meier, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Ortega, Chris Palermo, J.P. Romano, Gilbert Rosales, Nectar Rose, Jane Russell, Rocco Salata, Frank Sinatra, Vern Urich, Sam P. Whitehead, Dell Yount, Anne Zogby.

On this day in movie history - Proof (1991):

Proof,

directed and written by Jocelyn Moorhouse,

was released in Australia on August 15, 1991.
Music by Not Drowning Waving.

Cast:
Hugo Weaving, Geneviève Picot, Russell Crowe, Heather Mitchell, Jeffrey Walker, Daniel Pollock, Frankie J. Holden, Frank Gallacher, Saskia Post, Belinda Davey, Cliff Ellen, Tania Uren, Robert James O'Neill, Anthony Rawling, Darko Tuscan, Adele Daniele, Roy Edmunds, Lisa Chambers, Suzanne Chapman, Angela Campbell, Osvaldo Maione, Carole Patullo, Corey (Bill, the dog), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite.

On this day in movie history - Cinderella Man (2005):

Cinderella Man,

directed by Ron Howard,

written by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman,

story by Cliff Hollingsworth,

based on the life of James J. Braddock,

was released in the United States on June 3, 2005.
Music by Thomas Newman.

Cast:
Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill, David Huband, Connor Price, Ariel Waller, Patrick Louis, Rosemarie DeWitt, Linda Kash, Nicholas Campbell, Gene Pyrz, Chuck Shamata, Ron Canada, Alicia Johnston, Troy Amos-Ross, Mark Simmons, Art Binkowski, David Litzinger, Matthew G. Taylor, Rance Howard, James Ritz, Fulvio Cecere, Clint Howard, Gerry Ellison, Bill Mackie, Ray Marsh, Fernand Chretien, Dave Dunbar, Ken James, Rufus Crawford, Angelo Dundee, Lou Eisen, Wayne Gordon, Wayne Flemming, Nick Alachiotis, Christopher D. Amos, Nick Carusi, Keith Murphy, Everton McEwan, John Kalbhenn, David Georgieff, Wayne Bourque, Paul Ryan, Sean Gilroy, Michael McNamara, Billy Wine, Richard Bachynsky Hoover, Michael Chin, Stewart Lunn, Richard Lewis, Peter Wylie, Thomasz Kurzydlowski, Stuart Clark, Julian Lewis, Eric Fink, Sergio Di Zio, Gavin Grazer, Boyd Banks, Daniel Kash, Judah Katz, Angelo Tsarouchas, Rob Smith, Craig Warnock, Aaron Abrams, Duff MacDonald, Andrew Stelmack, Christopher Crumb, Gerry Quigley, Peter MacNeill, Darrin Brown, John Healy, Peter Didiano, James Kirchner, Michael Langlois, Magdalena Alexander, Nola Augustson, Gino Marrocco, Mark Taylor, Sharron Matthews, Alec Stockwell, Chick Roberts, Isabella Fink, Beau Starr, Philip Craig, Roman Podhora, R.D. Reid, Michael Dyson, Sam Malkin, Tony Munch, Conrad Bergschneider, Richard Binsley, Ramona Pringle, Katrina Matthews Swain, Cooper Bracken, Jacob Bracken, Alon Nashman, Dominic Cuzzocrea, Neil Foster, Brian Jagersky, Ray Kerr, Tim Eddis, Dave Arkell, Debra Sherman, Joanne Ritcey, Alex Cairns, George Duff, Tom Anastasios, Timothy Burd, Krysta Carter, Rick Cordeiro, James Donohue, Mark Falvo, Conor Gomez, Carlos Henriques, Riva Lombardi, Robert-William McAlpine, Kennedy McGuckian, Liam McGuckian, Robert Morse, Michael C. Newsome, Andrew Martin Priestman, Riley Raymer, Jake Richards, Jason Ruta, Michael Sercerchi, John Shannon, Nick Smith, Nick Smyth, Michael Stevens, Derek Sypniewski, Egidio Tari, Marcello Tulipano, Nancy E.L. Ward.

On this day in movie history - Gladiator (2000):

Gladiator,

directed by Ridley Scott,

written by David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson,

based on a story by David Franzoni,

was released in the United States on May 5, 2000.

Inspired by the book Those About to Die (The Way of the Gladiator) by Daniel P. Mannix.

Music by Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer.

Cast:
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris, Ralf Möller, Tommy Flanagan, David Schofield, John Shrapnel, Tomas Arana, Spencer Treat Clark, David Hemmings, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Omid Djalili, Giannina Facio, Giorgio Cantarini, Adam Levy, Nicholas McGaughey, Chris Kell, Tony Curran, Mark Lewis, John Quinn, Alun Raglan, David Bailie, Chick Allan, David J. Nicholls, Al Ashton, Billy Dowd, Ray Calleja, Allan Corduner, Michael Mellinger, Said Amel, Gilly Gilchrist, Paul Bateman, Nick Beardshaw, Corey Booth, Michael Dickins, Malcolm Ellul, Simon Faulkner, James Fiddy, Peter Francis-Wemyss, Ruth Frendo, Kjeld Gogosha-Clark, Cara Higgins, Earl Hundt, Brad Jacobowitz, Mehdi Kashani, Tom Kay, Phil Lowes, Nic Main, Ray Mangion, Antonio Meitin, João Costa Menezes, Mike Mitchell, Arnold Montey, Antone Pagán, Norman Campbell Rees, Neil Roche, Paul Sacks, Steve Saunders, Christopher Say, Christian Simpson, Brian Smyj, Richard Stride, Tony Tomlinson, Paul Woodadge, Michael Yale.

On this day in movie history - True History of the Kelly Gang (2019):

True History of the Kelly Gang,

directed by Justin Kurzel,

based on the novel by Peter Carey,

was released in Australia on January 9, 2020.

Music by Jed Kurzel.

Cast:
George MacKay, Orlando Schwerdt, Russell Crowe, Nicholas Hoult, Essie Davis, Sean Keenan, Jacob Collins-Levy, Thomasin McKenzie, Charlie Hunnam, Claudia Karvan, Marlon Williams, Gentle Ben Corbett, Earl Cave, Louis Hewison.