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The Usual Suspects (1995)

"Five criminals. One line up. No coincidence."
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👍 87%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 82%
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Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
R
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
8.2/10 (11,229 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
76

Cast

Stephen Baldwin as McManus · 73% avg
Gabriel Byrne as Keaton · 73% avg
Benicio del Toro as Fenster · 72% avg
Kevin Pollak as Hockney · 73% avg
Kevin Spacey as Verbal · 73% avg
Chazz Palminteri as Dave Kujan · 75% avg
Pete Postlethwaite as Kobayashi · 74% avg
Suzy Amis as Edie Finneran

Is The Usual Suspects good?

Yes. 87% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 82%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#404 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#23 / 107 · 1995
Rank among its director's films
#2 / 10 · Bryan Singer

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American neo-noir mystery thriller directed by Bryan Singer, celebrated for one of cinema's most famous twist endings. The film is structured as a police interrogation in which the seemingly meek, disabled con artist Roger "Verbal" Kint, played by Kevin Spacey, recounts to customs agent Dave Kujan, played by Chazz Palminteri, how he and four other criminals were brought together by the mysterious, legendary crime lord Keyser Söze for a series of increasingly dangerous jobs that culminated in a massacre on a ship in San Pedro harbor that left 27 people dead. The narrative unfolds through Verbal's account, which may or may not be reliable, as the audience and Agent Kujan attempt to determine the identity of Keyser Söze — a figure so feared that criminals invoke his name with reverence and terror.

Kevin Spacey won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance, which required him to maintain a persona of nervous vulnerability throughout while concealing the character's true nature. Christopher McQuarrie's screenplay won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for its intricate, puzzle-box construction that rewarded multiple viewings. The film's final revelation — communicated through a sequence in which the camera pans across a cluttered bulletin board — has been endlessly discussed, analyzed, and parodied.

The Usual Suspects earned $23 million on a $6 million budget and has become one of the most frequently referenced films in discussions of narrative unreliability and cinematic misdirection.

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