Polytechnique vs The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.1/10 for Polytechnique). Polytechnique is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 1h 46m. The Usual Suspects is the older of the two (1995 against 2009). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Polytechnique
The Usual Suspects| Polytechnique | The Usual Suspects | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1995 |
| Length | 1h 17m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Denis Villeneuve | Bryan Singer |
| Main cast | Evelyne Brochu, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Karine Vanasse, Natalie Hamel-Roy, Maxim Gaudette | Kevin Pollak, Giancarlo Esposito, Benicio del Toro, Dan Hedaya, Kevin Spacey |
Synopsis
Polytechnique
A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.
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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