Killer Joe vs The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.5/10 for Killer Joe). Killer Joe is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 46m. The Usual Suspects is the older of the two (1995 against 2012). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Killer Joe
The Usual Suspects| Killer Joe | The Usual Suspects | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1995 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | William Friedkin | Bryan Singer |
| Main cast | Juno Temple, Matthew McConaughey, Thomas Haden Church, Gralen Bryant Banks, Danny Epper | Kevin Pollak, Giancarlo Esposito, Benicio del Toro, Dan Hedaya, Kevin Spacey |
Synopsis
Killer Joe
A cop who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer in exchange for a tumble with the young man's virginal sister.
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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