Which film was not directed by Alan J. Pakula?

"L.A. Confidential" was not directed by Alan J. Pakula. Pakula directed "Klute", a 1971 American neo-noir crime thriller, "The Parallax View", a 1974 American political thriller, and "All the President's Men", a 1976 American political thriller about the U.S. Watergate scandal.

In "L.A. Confidential", three policemen, each with his own motives and obsessions, tackle the corruption surrounding an unsolved murder at a downtown Los Angeles coffee shop. The setting is the early 1950s. Detective Lieutenant Exley (Guy Pearce), the son of a murdered detective, is out to avenge his father's murder. An ex-partner of Officer White (Russell Crowe) is implicated in a scandal that is rooted out by Exley, a past victim of a unsolved related crime. Sergeant Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) is another questionable officer who feeds classified information to a tabloid magnate (Danny DeVito).

"L.A. Confidential" is was directed, produced and co-written by Curtis Hanson. The film's screenplay was helped by ideas from Brian Helgeland and is based on James Ellroy's 1990 novel, 'L.A. Confidential'. The film's title refers to the 1950s scandal magazine 'Confidential'. This movie was ranked a critical success and grossed $126 million U.S. dollars worldwide.