The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American neo-noir mystery thriller 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. The plot follows the interrogation of Roger "Verbal" Kint, a small-time con man, who is one of only two survivors of a massacre and fire on a ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles. Through flashback and narration, Kint tells an interrogator a convoluted story of events that led him and his criminal companions to the boat, and of a mysterious crime lord—known as Keyser Söze—who controlled them. The film was shot on a $6 million budget and began as a title taken from a column in Spy magazine called The Usual Suspects, after one of Claude Rains' most memorable lines in the classic film Casablanca, and Singer thought that it would make a good title for a film.
| Director | Bryan Singer |
| Produced by | Bryan Singer, Michael McDonnell |
| Writer(s) | Christopher McQuarrie |
| Starring | Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite, Kevin Spacey, Suzy Amis, Benicio del Toro, Giancarlo Esposito |
| Music | John Ottman |
| Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel |
| Edited by | John Ottman |
| Distributed by | Gramercy Pictures (US/Canada/UK/France), Spelling Films International (international) |
| Released | January 25, 1995 (Sundance), August 16, 1995 (United States) |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States, Germany |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million |
| Box office | $34.4 million |
| Netflix ID | 1084379 |
About The Usual Suspects
A con man goes out of his way to convince investigators that a mythical crime lord was responsible for a failed heist that left few survivors. The film was directed by Bryan Singer, with a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie.
Achievement of The Usual Suspects
The movie won two Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor. In 2013, it was named as one of the 101 Greatest Screenplays ever written by the Writers Guild of America.
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