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The Usual Suspects (1995)
Written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer, The Usual Suspects is a Mystery film that features Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, and Benicio del Toro. The plot unfolds during an interrogation in which a con man speaks to investigators about what happened, being one of only two men that survived a massacre at the Port of Los Angeles.
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The Usual Suspects
- Director
- Bryan Singer
- Release Date
- August 16, 1995
- Studio(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cast
- Kevin Spacey , Kevin Pollak , Benicio Del Toro , Gabriel Byrne , stephen baldwin , Chazz Palminteri
- Writers
- Christopher McQuarrie
- Runtime
- 106 minutes
- Budget
- $6 million
Summary
A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.
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