Cape Fear vs The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.2/10 for Cape Fear). The Usual Suspects is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 8m. Cape Fear is the older of the two (1991 against 1995). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cape Fear
The Usual Suspects| Cape Fear | The Usual Suspects | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 1995 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Martin Scorsese | Bryan Singer |
| Main cast | Robert De Niro, Illeana Douglas, Juliette Lewis, Nick Nolte, Joe Don Baker | Kevin Pollak, Giancarlo Esposito, Benicio del Toro, Dan Hedaya, Kevin Spacey |
Synopsis
Cape Fear
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
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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