The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects, a 1995 American movie written by Christopher McQuarrie (who earned an Oscar for the screenplay) and directed by Bryan Singer. It stars Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Benicio Del Toro and Kevin Pollak.

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1995 - American - Movie - Christopher McQuarrie - Oscar for the screenplay - Bryan Singer - Kevin Spacey - Gabriel Byrne - Stephen Baldwin - Benicio Del Toro - Kevin Pollak

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The film, shot on a $4 million budget, did not create much excitement (or box office) during the movie's initial release (even making the list of Roger Ebert's most hated films). Word-of-mouth later made it one of the most highly-regarded of the crime-drama genre. Ten years after its release, it remains in the Top 20 on the Internet Movie Database's Top 250 Movies list.

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Box office - Roger Ebert's most hated films - Ten years after its release - Internet Movie Database's

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Roger "Verbal" Kint (Spacey), a small-time con, is in a police interrogation, and tells his interrogator, Agent Kujan (Chazz Palminteri), a convoluted story about events leading to a massacre and massive fire that have just taken place on a boat docked at Los Angeles. Using flashback and narration, Verbal's story becomes increasingly complex as he tries to explain, to Kujan's satisfaction, why he and his partners-in-crime were on that boat.

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Chazz Palminteri - Los Angeles

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