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Overview
Review
Cast
Production Credits
Awards
The Usual Suspects
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Year
Run Time
1995
105 min.
Work Rating
Attributes
High Artistic Quality
High Production Values
Countries
MPAA Rating
USA
R
Category
Color Type
Feature
Color
Director
Bryan Singer
Genres
Crime
Thriller
Types
Crime Thriller
Ensemble Film
Post-Noir (Modern Noir)
Flags
Violence
Adult Language
Adult Situations
Keywords
drugs
ship
explosion
interrogator
mastermind
police-detective
jewel-robbery
harbor
Themes
Cons and Scams
Mind Games
Crime Gone Awry
Hotshots
Assumed Identities
Tones
Talky
Tense
Enigmatic
Menacing
Cerebral
Cynical
Wry
Moods
Nail-biters
Mindbenders
Cinematic Process
Super 35
Set In
San Pedro, CA
MPAA Reasons
for violence and a substantial amount of strong language
.S. State
California
AMG Work ID
V 133590
Corrections to this Entry?
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
W
Best Original Screenplay
Christopher McQuarrie
1995
W
Best Supporting Actor
Kevin Spacey
1995
Chicago Film Critics Association
W
Best Screenplay
Christopher McQuarrie
1995
W
Best Supporting Actor
Kevin Spacey
1995
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
N
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kevin Spacey
1995
Independent Spirit Awards
N
Best Cinematography
Newton Thomas Sigel
1995
W
Best Screenplay
Christopher McQuarrie
1995
W
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro
1995
National Board of Review
W
Best Ensemble Acting
1995
N
Best Picture
1995
W
Best Supporting Actor
Kevin Spacey
1995
National Society of Film Critics
W
Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up)
Kevin Spacey
1995
Screen Actors Guild
N
Best Supporting Actor
Kevin Spacey
1995