Nightmare Alley vs The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7/10 for Nightmare Alley). The Usual Suspects is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 30m. The Usual Suspects is the older of the two (1995 against 2021). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Nightmare Alley
The Usual Suspects| Nightmare Alley | The Usual Suspects | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 1995 |
| Length | 2h 30m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Guillermo del Toro | Bryan Singer |
| Main cast | Holt McCallany, Jim Beaver, Bradley Cooper, Mary Steenburgen, Paul Anderson | Kevin Pollak, Giancarlo Esposito, Benicio del Toro, Dan Hedaya, Kevin Spacey |
Synopsis
Nightmare Alley
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
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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