21 vs The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.7/10 for 21). The Usual Suspects is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 3m. The Usual Suspects is the older of the two (1995 against 2008). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Kevin Spacey.
21
The Usual Suspects| 21 | The Usual Suspects | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 1995 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Robert Luketic | Bryan Singer |
| Main cast | Jacob Pitts, Laurence Fishburne, Liza Lapira, Jack Gilpin, Kate Bosworth | Kevin Pollak, Giancarlo Esposito, Benicio del Toro, Dan Hedaya, Kevin Spacey |
Synopsis
21
Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 tuition as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor to a small but secretive club of five students, Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by…
The Usual Suspects
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
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