The Usual Suspects

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The Usual Suspects

R

Released Aug 16, 1995

1h 45m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist," says con man Kint (Kevin Spacey), drawing a comparison to the most enigmatic criminal of all time, Keyser Soze. Kint attempts to convince the feds that the mythic crime lord not only exists, but is also responsible for drawing Kint and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro Harbor - leaving few survivors.

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Critics Consensus

Expertly shot and edited, The Usual Suspects gives the audience a simple plot and then piles on layers of deceit, twists, and violence before pulling out the rug from underneath.

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Manohla Dargis

Spin

Singer has an obvious grasp of craft, but it's far less clear whether he has anything to say about movies, violence, the world, or his place in the world.

Dec 27, 2022

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Doug Thomas

Seattle Times

An imaginative, entertaining crime mystery with plenty of nerve and vigor.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 18, 2013

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

If the pleasures of The Usual Suspects are the more superficial ones of ingenuity and style, those are abundantly available. The twists and turns of the plot are an awful lot of fun, while the ending is genuinely satisfying and surprising.

Jun 18, 2013

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Todd James

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

The end of this movie doesn't justify the means as director Bryan Singer takes his audience on a cat and mouse chase that never finds its way.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 29, 2024

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a perpetually engrossing endeavor that benefits from its myriad of above-average, inherently spellbinding attributes...

Rated: 4/4

Jan 9, 2024

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

With one Internet to rule them all, it's hard for most folks to avoid cinematic spoilers of yore (whether it's the sled in Citizen Kane or the penis in The Crying Game), but even knowing the answer shouldn't spoil this film's myriad other pleasures.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 7, 2022

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grain j

Great performances all around, great plot, worth seeing

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/02/25

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Ted B

5.0 stars; An instant classic. So unique and original that it started a genre of crime movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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Tony S

This movie is highly rated by critics and the rest of us, but it is definitely not my favorite. Interesting, but not great.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/19/25

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Elijah A

This is in my Top 5 favourite movies of all time. Everything about it is great, it has action, thrills, suspense, drama and a twist u won’t see coming !!! It’s aged well I still feel and all the actors are at the top of their game here and the music draws u right in. I went into this completely unknowing anything about it and maybe that’s why it scored so much better as I wasn’t expecting much at all and instead got steamrolled by a great cinematic piece of work. Quotable lines u will share with friends and a villain up there with Darth Vader as possibly the best ever, Kyser Soze. Grab a coke a pack of chips a spliff if that’s ur thing and sit back and enjoy a masterpiece.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/16/25

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Robert G

When you can tell in a gripping way an apparently pointless story, you achieved the height of "art".

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/15/25

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Michael L

Bryan singer follows in the footsteps of Tarantino with The Usual Suspects, and it goes without saying it’s a certified classic, but definitely earns the hype. Spacey gives a performance significantly unalike his typecast confident, self-assured egomaniac character we all know so well, and although the film may not be so dissimilar from other action/thriller movies from the 90’s, surely no one will forget the name Keyser Soze anytime soon.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/04/25

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Synopsis

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist," says con man Kint (Kevin Spacey), drawing a comparison to the most enigmatic criminal of all time, Keyser Soze. Kint attempts to convince the feds that the mythic crime lord not only exists, but is also responsible for drawing Kint and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro Harbor - leaving few survivors.

Director: Bryan Singer
Producer: Michael McDonnell, Bryan Singer
Screenwriter: Christopher McQuarrie
Distributor: Gramercy Pictures
Production Co: Bad Hat Harry
Rating: R (Violence|Strong Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 16, 1995, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 27, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.6M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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