The Usual Suspects
Directed byBryan Singer
Written byChristopher McQuarrie
Produced by
  • Kenneth Kokin
  • Michael McDonnell
  • Bryan Singer
Starring
CinematographyNewton Thomas Sigel
Edited byJohn Ottman
Music byJohn Ottman
Production
companies
  • Bad Hat Harry Productions
  • Blue Parrot
  • Spelling Films International
Distributed by
  • Gramercy Pictures
  • PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Release dates
  • January 25, 1995 (1995-01-25) (Sundance)
  • August 16, 1995 (1995-08-16) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6 million[2]
Box office$34.4 million[2]

The Usual Suspects is a 1995 neo-noir[3] crime-drama-thriller movie. It is about criminal activity and a con man. It stars Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite and Kevin Spacey.

The movie was released on August 16, 1995. Most critics gave very good reviews to the movie.

References

  1. ↑ "The Usual Suspects (18)". British Board of Film Classification. May 26, 1995. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Usual Suspects". The Numbers. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  3. ↑ Conard, Mark T (2007). The Philosophy of Neo-Noir. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-3717-9.

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