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The Usual Suspects

  • 19951995
  • RR
  • 1h 46m
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8.5/10
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Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)
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A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
1.1M
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
352
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    • Bryan Singer
    • Christopher McQuarrie
  • Stars
    • Kevin Spacey
    • Gabriel Byrne
    • Chazz Palminteri
    • Bryan Singer
    • Christopher McQuarrie
  • Stars
    • Kevin Spacey
    • Gabriel Byrne
    • Chazz Palminteri
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.4KUser reviews
    • 152Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #40
    • Won 2 Oscars

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    Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)
    Kevin Spacey and Gabriel Byrne in The Usual Suspects (1995)
    Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)
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    Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects (1995)
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    Kevin Spacey
    Kevin Spacey
    • Verbal
    Gabriel Byrne
    Gabriel Byrne
    • Keaton
    Chazz Palminteri
    Chazz Palminteri
    • Dave Kujan
    Stephen Baldwin
    Stephen Baldwin
    • McManus
    Benicio Del Toro
    Benicio Del Toro
    • Fenster
    Kevin Pollak
    Kevin Pollak
    • Hockney
    Pete Postlethwaite
    Pete Postlethwaite
    • Kobayashi
    Suzy Amis
    Suzy Amis
    • Edie Finneran
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    • Jack Baer
    Dan Hedaya
    Dan Hedaya
    • Jeff Rabin
    Paul Bartel
    Paul Bartel
    • Smuggler
    Carl Bressler
    Carl Bressler
    • Saul Berg
    Phillipe Simon
    • Fortier
    Jack Shearer
    Jack Shearer
    • Renault
    Christine Estabrook
    Christine Estabrook
    • Dr. Plummer
    Clark Gregg
    Clark Gregg
    • Dr. Walters
    Morgan Hunter
    • Arkosh Kovash
    Ken Daly
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      • Christopher McQuarrie
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    • Trivia
      When Redfoot flicks his cigarette into the face of McManus, it was originally intended to hit his chest, so McManus' reaction is actually Stephen Baldwin's real unscripted reaction, which Bryan Singer decided to keep in the movie.
    • Goofs
      During Verbal's interrogation, his coffee mug is empty when he takes the first sip. In the next scene, it is fine.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Verbal: After that my guess is that you will never hear from him again. The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he did not exist. And like that... he is gone.

    • Crazy credits
      The editor, John Ottman, edited the movie on film. He felt that all the editing done electronically at the time was horrible because all the good editors were still working on film (which is much more difficult). Because of this he thought about putting "Edited on a piece of s*** Steenbeck" at the end of the credits, but instead settled for the more subtle line "Edited on film." Tim Robbins was directing 'Dead Man Walking' at the time and heard about John's idea, which sparked that film's credit ending of "This film was edited on old machines."
    • Alternate versions
      The Australian television version left the line-up scene unedited for language. However, all other scenes with strong language, such as McManus's call for payback at the discovery of Finster's body, were shortened or removed.
    • Connections
      Edited into Keyser Söze: Lie or Legend? (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Le sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir
      Performed by Jon Kull

      Music by Claude Debussy

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    8/10
    At first, wasn't the biggest fan but.....
    I couldn't help but set rather high expectations for 'The Usual Suspects' as I went into watching this. I knew this was no action movie or any of the crap we get nowadays. This was true cinema! I was excited 'The Usual Suspects' is a mystery film about what cargo was on board the ship when it was destroyed and the events leading up to it as we are told from the only known survivor of that accident.

    Around 45-50 minutes into the movie, I was starting to find myself a bit tired and thought the movie may perhaps have dragged along just a bit. I was becoming rather disappointed. Then the film truly began to change in such a way that I find it rather hard to explain. The characters began to get a little more entertaining, the pacing certainly began to pick up, the dialogue was getting more interesting and overall, I was more excited.

    Then comes the amazing final twenty minutes with the plot twist and the story finally closing in perfectly, making the story more understandable. However, the final 5 minutes of the movie are some of the best moments of movie ever made and that is the ultimate plot twist which surprised the hell out of me! It was a cheering end to what ended as a great movie and a movie I would be more than happy to check out again and again! A-
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    • Release date
      • August 16, 1995 (United States)
      • United States
      • Germany
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      • English
      • Hungarian
      • Spanish
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
      • Spelling Films International
      • Blue Parrot
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 46 minutes
      • Dolby SR
      • Dolby Digital

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