Crimson Gold vs The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.9/10 for Crimson Gold). Crimson Gold is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 46m. The Usual Suspects is the older of the two (1995 against 2003). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Crimson GoldThe Usual Suspects
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 8.2/10
Year20031995
Length1h 36m1h 46m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryIran–
DirectorJafar PanahiBryan Singer
Main castHossain Emadeddin, Kamyar Sheisi, Azita Rayeji, Shahram Vaziri, Ehsan AmaniKevin Pollak, Giancarlo Esposito, Benicio del Toro, Dan Hedaya, Kevin Spacey

Synopsis

Crimson Gold

Pizza man Hussein is a daily witnesses to the unjust distribution of wealth in his native Iran. One day, he finds a purse filled with shockingly expensive receipts from an upscale jewelry store. He attempts to bring the purse back to the store, but because of his working-class attire, he's not allowed inside. Then, during a delivery, a rich man invites Hussein into his extravagant mansion – an event that spurs Hussein to make a desperate bid…

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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