Michael Clayton vs The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.8/10 for Michael Clayton). The Usual Suspects is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 1h 59m. The Usual Suspects is the older of the two (1995 against 2007). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Michael Clayton
The Usual Suspects| Michael Clayton | The Usual Suspects | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1995 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tony Gilroy | Bryan Singer |
| Main cast | Tom McCarthy, George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Frank Wood | Kevin Pollak, Giancarlo Esposito, Benicio del Toro, Dan Hedaya, Kevin Spacey |
Synopsis
Michael Clayton
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
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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