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The Usual Suspects
Originally released: 1995
A labyrinthine, mythic crime thriller par excellence, sucker punch after sucker punch leaves you reeling at the bravura film-making. Kevin Spacey limps to Oscar glory as Verbal Kint, a low-rent criminal under questioning about a botched drug heist. Using Christopher McQuarrie's eloquent dialogue via Spacey's deft delivery, director Bryan Singer essays a film about the nature of perceived truth: the garden paths come thick and fast, the ensemble work by Spacey et al so intoxicating you run up them like an eager puppy. You're left breathless and want to go again - and you should. It's better second time round. Who is Keyser Soze?

Richard Matthews

Directed by
Bryan Singer | 1966
Info on: 2 films (director)
Starring
Gabriel Byrne | 1950
Info on: 3 films (star)
Chazz Palminteri | 1952
Info on: 3 films (star)
Pete Postlethwaite | 1945
Info on: 4 films (star)
Kevin Spacey | 1959
Info on: 5 films (star)
Benicio Del Toro | 1967
Info on: 4 films (star)
Where next?
Reservoir Dogs | 1991
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Fight Club | 1999
Directed by David Fincher
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