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Usual Suspects, The (1995)

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All Time

of 190,142

756

1990's

of 24,698

110

1995

of 4,818

14
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,077
  
  144
  
  Crime of 1995
  
  of 68
  
  5
  
  Crime of the 1990's
  
  of 708
  
  24
Mystery
- Mystery All Time
  
  of 3,090
  
  58
  
  Mystery of 1995
  
  of 38
  
  2
  
  Mystery of the 1990's
  
  of 306
  
  8
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,011
  
  171
  
  Thriller of 1995
  
  of 187
  
  4
  
  Thriller of the 1990's
  
  of 1,628
  
  28

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Usual Suspects, The (1995) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.0587

Avg Critic Score:2.9794

Usual Suspects, The (1995) Movie Reviews

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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

The Usual Suspects, the heavily hyped new film from Bryan Singer, is finally here, and with it comes the answer to the riddle posed in its high-powered ad campaign, "Who is Keyser Soze?" Keyser Soze is a semi-mythical crime kingpin who ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Singer does an excellent job of blending humor into his noir thriller. There's enough to avoid a sense of ponderousness, but not so much that The Usual Suspects becomes campy. ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

The "usual suspects" are five men: Dean Keaton (Gabriel Byrne), an ex-cop-turned-crook who's known for his steely demeanor and nerves of iron; Michael McManus (Stephen Baldwin), a psycho entry man; Todd Hockney (Kevin Pollak), a hardware specialist with a ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

"Not to be believed for a NYC second. ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The first time I saw "The Usual Suspects" was in January, at the Sundance Film Festival, and when I began to lose track of the plot, I thought it was maybe because I'd seen too many ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

McQuarrie's script is a scurrying lizard of a yarn, scaly, swift and difficult to follow....read the complete Usual Suspects, The (1995) review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

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Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)

Audiences have always loved the crime drama. Nice, law-abiding people can sit in the safety of their theater and vicariously experience what it is like to live outside the law. Many of the top stars of Hollywood have come from this genre, Bogart, Cagney...read the complete Usual Suspects, The (1995) review at Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)

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New York Times (Janet Maslin)

This movie finally isn't anything more than an intricate feat of gamesmanship, but it's still quite something to see....read the complete Usual Suspects, The (1995) review at New York Times (Janet Maslin)

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