The Usual Suspects

Name: The Usual Suspects
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1995-07-19
Duration: 106 min

Five criminals. One line up. No coincidence.

19951h 46mcritics 8.2/10

Drama Crime Thriller

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.

starring Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Kevin Pollak

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Read from 79 comments (45 from Metacritic, 25 from Reddit, 9 from TMDB reviews) — 32 of them described how it moves.

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Reddit5 read

“You’re watching this in 2022 when you’re programmed to expect a twist based on movies like 6th Sense , Se7en, Saw , Arlington Road , etc etc. But in 1995 (or whatever year this movie came out ) , no one was doing these twists and nobody saw it coming. It’s a great twist.”
Asleep-University492▲ 66read it ↗
“> Fun fact: When Peter Greene flicks his cigarette into Stephen Baldwin's face, it is legit; it wasn't supposed to happen like that so Baldwin's reaction is genuine. That was one of my favorite moments. I think this was Stephen Baldwin's last good film, before he got bogged down making Christian movies.”
StripTide▲ 2read it ↗
“Haha! Well, those famous Baldwin eyes, true. I really like Peter Greene. A pity about his drug issues. Another with piercing blue eyes, just not like Baldwin's. No real fave character, it was a great ensemble cast.”
sofewcharacters▲ 2read it ↗
“He was really good in "Threesome" (1994) playing a college student. It has a great soundtrack, too, for its time. But all the characters in TUS were so good, so well developed. I love watching them all. Fun fact - Gabriel Byrne's lawyer girlfriend is named Edie. In "Heat", DeNiro's girlfriend is named Edie. Before we rewatched TUS, I mentioned that GB's girlfriend was Edie, and my husband thought I was the confused one, because he knew DeNiro's girlfriend in "Heat" was Edie! That's another real”
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Metacritic48 read

“keeps you guessing until the very last minute”
KelvinSelimorabout 80–100% inread it ↗
“incredible script, climax”
seanmoviesabout 80–100% inread it ↗
“From the beginning until the end I was stuck on the couch watching this pure gem of a movie”
JCVDabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“the experience remained compelling throughout”
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TMDB7 read

“without the twist, the film is pretty mediocre”
The Movie Mobabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“After this opening scene, t”
Filipe Manuel Netoabout 0–10% inread it ↗
“the first act of the film was disjointed and difficult to follow”
Nathanabout 0–33% inread it ↗
“an ending that you"ll never forget!”
CinemaSerfabout 85–100% inread it ↗

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