The Usual Suspects 1995

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 106 min

genre: mystery

theme: neo-noir

director: Bryan Singer

Score: 8 / 10

The Usual Suspects is a 1995 neo-noir mystery film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Christopher McQuarrie. It stars Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Kevin Pollak, Chazz Palminteri, Pete Postlethwaite, and Kevin Spacey.

Plot

Career criminal Dean Keaton lies badly wounded on a ship docked in San Pedro Bay. He is confronted by a mysterious figure he calls "Keyser," who shoots him dead and sets fire to the ship. The next day, the police recover 27 bodies and only two survivors: Arkosh Kovash ("Ákos Kovács"), a Hungarian mobster hospitalized with severe burns, and Roger "Verbal" Kint, a physically disabled con artist. U.S. Customs agent Dave Kujan flies to Los Angeles from New York City to interrogate Verbal. The men are left alone in a borrowed office belonging to LAPD police sergeant Jeff Rabin while FBI agent Jack Baer visits a hospitalized Kovash. The events that led Keaton, Verbal, and their associates onto the ship are then described by Verbal via flashback.

Awards

Cast

More details

author	Christopher McQuarrie
award	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay National Board of Review Award for Best Cast National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
contentLocation	Los Angeles New York City San Pedro
director	Bryan Singer
editor	John Ottman
events	criminal investigation criminality deception urban legend
genre	crime drama mystery thriller
keywords	arrest attack belong china white claim con artist corrupt cop crime lord customs agent disabled discover drug dealer drug runner facial composite fbi agent fence held hostage hiding place hijack improvisation improvise jewel heist keyser söze kill lapd los angeles police department lose α-methylfentanyl murder mysterious figure new york city police department nypd police lineup police sergeant police station san pedro bay sketch artist truck hijacking u.s. customs united states customs service wound
musicBy	John Ottman
nomination	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
producer	Bryan Singer Michael McDonnell
publisher	Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International Gramercy Pictures
recordedAt	California Los Angeles Malibu New York City
theme	heist narrative neo-noir