The Usual Suspects

19951995
RR
1h 46min

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.

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Top rated movie #34

Won 2 Oscars
- 37 wins & 17 nominations total

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Kevin Spacey and Stephen Baldwin in The Usual Suspects (1995)

Stephen Baldwin and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)

Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, and Benicio Del Toro in The Usual Suspects (1995)

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)

Dan Hedaya and Chazz Palminteri in The Usual Suspects (1995)

Gabriel Byrne and Pete Postlethwaite in The Usual Suspects (1995)

Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects (1995)

Benicio Del Toro in The Usual Suspects (1995)

Stephen Baldwin and Pete Postlethwaite in The Usual Suspects (1995)

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Following a truck hijack in New York, five criminals are arrested and brought together for questioning. As none of them are guilty, they plan a revenge operation against the police. The operation goes well, but then the influence of a legendary mastermind criminal called Keyser Söze is felt. It becomes clear that each one of them has wronged Söze at some point and must pay back now. The payback job leaves 27 men dead in a boat explosion, but the real question arises now: Who actually is Keyser Söze? —Soumitra

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Taglines
- The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world he didn't exist
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violence and a substantial amount of strong language
Parents guide

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
When Kobayashi enters the lift with his two bodyguards, Macmanus shoots them. In the next shot we see that Macmanus is sitting on top of the elevator. But the blood of the two bodyguards splashes on the elevator window which in fact should have splashed on the ground since the shots came from above. It can be argued that the blood splashed in all direction and hence came on the window, but Kobayashi who is standing just next to those bodyguards doesn't even have a drop on him.

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

Top review

The Film That Made Kevin Spacey a Star

"The Usual Suspects" is a complicated puzzle of a movie that I bet you can't watch just once. The film deals with five career crooks who have big plans after they are all brought together in a police lineup. However, their mayhem is interrupted by a mysterious character named Kaiser Sose who plans to eliminate all five of the crooks after they all crossed him in various ways during their checkered pasts. An amazing original screenplay and tight direction keep up a substantial amount of tension throughout. Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite, and Chazz Palminteri all give top-notch performances. But it is Kevin Spacey (in an Oscar-winning part) that makes "The Usual Suspects" work on all levels. This part put him in a higher class of actors and can be compared to Robert DeNiro's star-making job in "The Godfather, Part II". 5 stars out of 5.

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Release date
- August 16, 1995 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- Germany
Official site
- Official Facebook
Languages
Also known as
- Những Nghi Phạm Thông Thường
Filming locations
- San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies
See more company credits at IMDbPro

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

Runtime
- 1h 46min
Sound mix
- Dolby SR
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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