Paradise Now vs The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.9/10 for Paradise Now). Paradise Now is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 46m. The Usual Suspects is the older of the two (1995 against 2005). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Paradise Now
The Usual Suspects| Paradise Now | The Usual Suspects | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 1995 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller, War | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Hany Abu-Assad | Bryan Singer |
| Main cast | Ali Suliman, Ashraf Barhom, Hiam Abbass, Qais Nashif, Lubna Azabal | Kevin Pollak, Giancarlo Esposito, Benicio del Toro, Dan Hedaya, Kevin Spacey |
Synopsis
Paradise Now
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
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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