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The Usual Suspects

1995
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8.2/10

Release Date

19/07/1995

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
87%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
85%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
76%

The devil's greatest trick is convincing the world he doesn't exist.

A burning boat in the port of San Pedro, in Los Angeles, has left 27 people dead. U.S. Customs agent Dave Kujan, played by Chazz Palminteri, arrives in the city to clear up what happened, but he has almost no witnesses. One of them is Roger "Verbal" Kint, a small-time con artist with a limp who survived the massacre. Kujan questions him in a borrowed police office with one goal: to find out what happened on that boat. Verbal agrees to talk, but he doesn't start with the fire. He wants to go back to what happened weeks earlier in New York, and his story gets more tangled as it goes on.

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Facts about The Usual Suspects

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 18 years old
Spain releaseSeptember 8, 1995
Worldwide premiereJanuary 25, 1995
Runtime1 h 46 min
Original languageEnglish
Original titleThe Usual Suspects
CountryUnited States
Production companiesBad Hat Harry Productions, Blue Parrot Productions
Budget$6.0M
Worldwide box office$23.3M
Box office in the U.S.$23.3M
Return on investmentx3.9 Box office hit
Trailer views33K

More ratings

4.1/5Letterboxd84/100Trakt8.4/10Metacritic (público)1.5/4Roger Ebert

Awards for The Usual Suspects

2Oscars won
37total awards
17total nominations
Oscar 2 2 nom.

Awards won

  • 1996Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor · Kevin Spacey
  • 1996Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay · Christopher McQuarrie
  • 1995National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
  • —National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominations

  • 1996Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
  • 1996Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

The Usual Suspects Cast

Stephen Baldwin
Stephen BaldwinMcManus
Suzy Amis
Suzy AmisEdie Finneran
Paul Bartel
Paul BartelSmuggler
Carl Bressler
Carl BresslerSaul Berg
Phillipe Simon
Phillipe SimonFortier
Jack Shearer
Jack ShearerRenault
Morgan Hunter
Morgan HunterArkosh Kovash
Ken Daly
Ken DalyTranslator
Michelle Clunie
Michelle ClunieSketch Artist
Louis Lombardi
Louis LombardiStrausz
Frank Medrano
Frank MedranoRizzi
Ron Gilbert
Ron GilbertDaniel Metzheiser
Vito D'Ambrosio
Vito D'AmbrosioArresting Officer
Gene Lythgow
Gene LythgowCop on Pier
Bob Elmore
Bob ElmoreBodyguard #1
David Powledge
David PowledgeBodyguard #2
Bob Pennetta
Bob PennettaBodyguard #3
Billy Bates
Billy BatesBodyguard #4
Smadar Hanson
Smadar HansonKeyser's Wife
Castulo Guerra
Castulo GuerraArturro Marquez
Peter Rocca
Peter RoccaArturro's Bodyguard
Bert Williams
Bert WilliamsOld Cop
Christopher McQuarrie
Christopher McQuarrieInterrogation Cop (uncredited)
Scott B. Morgan
Scott B. MorganKeyser Söze (flashback)

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Cast of The Usual Suspects by the numbers

39average cast age in years
16years of age gap between the leads
12%women in the cast
24%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Benicio del Toro, age 28 at release. The oldest: Dan Hedaya, at 55.

Cast ages at release

Cast heights

Cast nationalities

United States 7Spain 1United Kingdom 1Ireland 1

Crew

  • AddressBryan Singer
  • WritingChristopher McQuarrie
  • MusicJohn Ottman
  • PhotographyNewton Thomas Sigel
  • EditingPeter S. Elliot, John Ottman
  • Production designHoward Cummings
  • Costume designLouise Mingenbach
  • CastingFrancine Maisler
  • ProductionMichael McDonnell, Bryan Singer

Trivia about The Usual Suspects

After Gabriel Byrne complained to Bryan Singer about the lines written for Benicio del Toro, Kevin Pollak's improvised line "What did you say?" ended up in the movie.
The stolen emeralds that appear in the movie were real gemstones, loaned out for the shoot.
The cigarette Redfoot flicks into McManus's face was aimed at his chest, but the actor missed and hit Stephen Baldwin in the face. Baldwin's reaction is genuine.
Two weeks before the premiere, posters appeared at bus stops asking "Who is Keyser Söze?" because the studio feared audiences wouldn't know how to pronounce the name.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about The Usual Suspects

new york cityrobberyrelativesheistflashbackpolice corruptionwhodunitlos angeles, californiatheftcriminalcriminal mastermindcargo shipmind gameneo-noirmystery villainplot twistintenseexcitedtwist endingrashomon effect

Main theme: criminality, criminal investigation, urban legend, deception

What The Usual Suspects is called in other countries

It was released in 39 countries, each in its own language.

  • SpainSospechosos habituales
  • FranceUsual Suspects
  • GermanyDie ueblichen Verdaechtigen
  • ItalyI soliti sospetti
  • MexicoSospechosos comunes
  • BrazilOs Suspeitos
  • PortugalOs Suspeitos do Costume
  • Japanユージュアル・サスペクツ
  • South Korea유주얼 서스펙트
  • China非常嫌疑犯
  • Indiaशक का घेरा
  • RussiaОбычные подозреваемые
See the remaining 27 countries
  • BulgariaОбичайните заподозрени
  • CanadaSuspects de convenance
  • CroatiaPrivedite osumnjičene
  • CzechiaObvyklí podezřelí
  • EstoniaTavalised kahtlusalused
  • FinlandEpäillyt
  • Georgiaძირითადი ეჭვმიტანილები
  • GreeceΣυνήθεις Ύποπτοι
  • Hong Kong非常嫌疑犯
  • HungaryKözönséges bűnözők
  • Iranمظنونین همیشگی
  • Israelהחשוד המיידי
  • LatviaParastie aizdomās turamie
  • LithuaniaĮprasti įtariamieji
  • NorwayDe Mistenkte
  • PolandPodejrzani
  • RomaniaSuspecți de serviciu
  • Saudi Arabiaالمشتبه بهم المعتادون
  • SerbiaДежурни кривци
  • SlovakiaPodozriví
  • SloveniaOsumljenih pet
  • SwedenDe misstänkta
  • Taiwan刺激驚爆點
  • Thailandปล้นไม่ให้จับได้
  • TurkeyOlağan Şüpheliler
  • UkraineПідозрілі особи
  • VietnamKẻ Chủ Mưu

Where it was filmed The Usual Suspects

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Source: Wikidata. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Quotes by The Usual Suspects

  • What the cops never figured out, and what I know now, was that these men would never break, never lie down, never bend over for anybody. Anybody.
  • First day on the job, you know what I learned? How to spot a murderer.
  • I'm the guy that's gonna get you. I just wanted you to know that.
  • One cannot be betrayed if one has no people.
  • Back when I was picking beans in Guatemala, we used to make fresh coffee, right off the trees I mean. That was good. This is shit, but hey, I'm in a police station...
  • Convince me, and tell me every last detail.

Source: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA)

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Soundtrack from The Usual Suspects

Original music by John Ottman

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