Blackout vs The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 4.5/10 for Blackout). Blackout is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 46m. Blackout is the older of the two (1986 against 1995). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blackout
The Usual Suspects| Blackout | The Usual Suspects | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.5/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1986 | 1995 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Erik Gustavson | Bryan Singer |
| Main cast | Juni Dahr, Tone Danielsen, Terje Strømdahl, Kim Haugen, Elisabeth Sand | Kevin Pollak, Giancarlo Esposito, Benicio del Toro, Dan Hedaya, Kevin Spacey |
Synopsis
Blackout
Werner is a private investigator. One day, the rich and attractive Stella Hvidsteen visits him in his weary office. She says that her sister Evy has disappeared, asks him to find her, and adds that her sister has red hair.
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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