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Usual Suspects

Original title: The Usual Suspects
  • 1995
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
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Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in Usual Suspects (1995)
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The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.

  • Director
    • Bryan Singer
  • Writer
    • Christopher McQuarrie
  • Stars
    • Kevin Spacey
    • Gabriel Byrne
    • Chazz Palminteri
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    1.1M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    455
    25
    • Director
      • Bryan Singer
    • Writer
      • Christopher McQuarrie
    • Stars
      • Kevin Spacey
      • Gabriel Byrne
      • Chazz Palminteri
    • 1.5KUser reviews
    • 147Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #45
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 37 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Kevin Spacey and Gabriel Byrne in Usual Suspects (1995)
    Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, and Kevin Pollak in 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
    • Translator
    • Director
      • Bryan Singer
    • Writer
      • Christopher McQuarrie
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The part of Verbal Kint was always intended for actor Kevin Spacey.
    • 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

    User reviews1.5K

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    Featured review
    8/10
    One of the best endings I've seen
    Chances are you've probably already seen this movie, but I just thought I'd quickly whack down any after movie thoughts I had.

    I really enjoyed watching this and I can fully see why it's been branded as a "masterpiece" and an absolute classic. Had fantastic dialogue, great acting, but most importantly the plot is so unique and the final twists and turns are brilliant. Modern day films just don't have this kind of uniqueness anymore sadly and this is why I have been watching older films as of late.

    My only criticism is that I thought the first half an hour was really slow. The movie had no real direction and I was genuinely pretty bored. However, once it kicks into gear I was sat on the edge of my seat. I mentioned in the title the ending, this genuinely has to be one of the best endings to a movie I've ever seen. The twists and turns in the final 15 mins or so was amazing! I was gobsmacked. And very few films have ever managed to pull that off.

    I don't have much else to really say other than it's a great movie and deserves the credit it's had over the last 22 years or so! Must watch if you haven't already.
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    • danielmanson
    • Apr 16, 2022

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    FAQ4

    • Is "The Usual Suspects" based on a book?
    • Where does the title come from?
    • Who are the "usual suspects?"

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 19, 1995 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hungarian
      • Spanish
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Usual Suspects
    • Filming locations
      • Korean Friendship Bell, Angel's Gate Park - 3601 Gaffey Street, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
      • Spelling Films International
      • Blue Parrot
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $23,341,568
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $645,363
      • Aug 20, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,341,568
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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