Usual Suspects, The

Usual Suspects, The

1995

The sole survivor of a caper gone wrong, sniveling con man Verbal Kint (Kevin Spacey) gets locked in an interrogation room with a pushy fed (Chazz Palminteri) who wants to know why Spacey is still alive. In a flashback, Spacey recalls being in stir with career crooks forced to carry out a heist. ... Screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie's ingenious story spins on a dime.

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world he didn't exist

JBscale
85
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Mystery
Length
1 hr. 46 mins.
US Theatrical Release
August 16, 1995
US Box Office
$23,272,306 (#3241 of 7372)
Global Office
$34,449,356 (#2733 of 4299)
Rating
R
Restricted
Language, Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
2-Disc & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD 5.1
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
French (Dubbed): DS 2.0
Studio
MGM
Released
February 13, 2007
Acquired Date
November 25, 2011
Times Seen
5 Times
Last Watched
September 5, 2024

Actors

Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel Byrne
Stephen Baldwin
Stephen Baldwin
Benicio Del Toro
Benicio Del Toro
Kevin Pollak
Kevin Pollak
Chazz Palminteri
Chazz Palminteri
Pete Postlethwaite
Pete Postlethwaite
Dan Hedaya
Dan Hedaya
Suzy Amis
Suzy Amis
Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito
Paul Bartel
Paul Bartel
Carl Bressler
Carl Bressler
Phillipe Simon
Phillipe Simon
Jack Shearer
Jack Shearer
Peter Greene
Peter Greene
Christine Estabrook
Christine Estabrook
Clark Gregg
Clark Gregg
Morgan Hunter
Morgan Hunter
Louis Lombardi
Louis Lombardi
Frank Medrano
Frank Medrano
Vito D'Ambrosio
Vito D'Ambrosio

Directors

Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer

Producers

Michael McDonnell
Michael McDonnell
Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer

Writers

Christopher McQuarrie
Christopher McQuarrie

Awards & Accolades

  • 1995 Oscar : Best Supporting Actor - Kevin Spacey
  • 1995 Oscar : Writing (Original Screenplay)
  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #20
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #22
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #25
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #25
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #25
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #24
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #26
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #33
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #40

Special Features

Commentaries
  • director Bryan Singer and writer Christopher McQuarrie
  • editor John Ottman
Featurettes
  • Doing Time with the Suspects
  • Heisting Cannes with The Usual Suspects
  • Keyser Soze: Lie or Legend
  • Pursuing the Suspects
Other
  • Deleted Scenes - with John Ottman Introduction
  • Gag Reel - with Introduction by Bryan Singer
  • Audio Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users
100
Flawless
RT Fresh Certified
87%
Tomatometer
83 votes
RT Fresh Certified
96%
Popcornmeter
25,605 votes
METASCORE
76
22 votes
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
1,174,782 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media