One of fans' favorite actors ever is Danny DeVito. The family man and industry staple hardly ever makes waves for being controversial or stuck-up; instead, he spends his time hanging out with his kids, being "bros" with his separated-yet-never-plans-to-divorce-him wife, and returning to both the big and small screen again and again.

Admittedly, there have been some rumors about Danny DeVito that threatened to ruin his career. But he's risen above all of that and managed to come out on top in Hollywood.

With one of the longest-running trajectories in the industry, it's not surprising that Danny has a long list of films — both good and bad — under his belt.

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DeVito has managed to amass an $80 million net worth throughout his time in front of (well, and behind) the camera, but which movie was the best one of the bunch?

Insider says it was his 1997 movie 'L.A. Confidential.' Part of the high ranking is thanks to Rotten Tomatoes; Insider notes that the film earned a 99 percent rating. Clearly, viewers and critics alike enjoyed the '50s-era storyline.

As Insider explained, critics called the movie "thrilling film noir with a compelling central cast." But critics aren't the only ones who've spoken; fans had their vote, and they seem to agree with the "expert" opinion.

Danny DeVito in 'L.A. Confidential'
via IMDb

The movie has nearly full stars on Amazon, 90 percent of Google users agreed it was awesome, and reruns still dominate channels like Starz. But apart from that, Roger Ebert gave the film a solidly positive review — and pointed out that the movie ranked at number one on a list of the best films about Los Angeles culture in the last 25 years (as of 2008).

Ebert called the plot "labyrinthine" and summed the film up in a more eloquent way than even the most avid fan ever could: "When all of the threads are pulled together at the end, you really have to marvel at the way there was a plot after all, and it all makes sense, and it was all right there waiting for someone to discover it."

The expose of LA's gritty underside could have been a complete flop, especially given DeVito's penchant for comedy, but somehow it all worked. Though, fans of DeVito have never been surprised at his ability to morph into whatever character is required of him.

In 'L.A. Confidential,' Danny played Sid Hudgens, a tabloid publisher with plenty of insider knowledge into celebrity and police scandals. What's interesting is that though many consider the movie to be Danny's best, he didn't win any awards for his role as Hudgens.

Of course, DeVito has amassed plenty of other awards over the years, so he probably didn't mind missing out that one time.

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