School on Fire vs The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.3/10 for School on Fire). School on Fire is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 46m. School on Fire is the older of the two (1988 against 1995). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
School on Fire
The Usual Suspects| School on Fire | The Usual Suspects | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 1995 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ringo Lam Ling-Tung | Bryan Singer |
| Main cast | Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung, Damian Lau Chung-Yan, Frankie Ng Chi-Hung, Well Chin Wing-Wai, Lam Ching-Ying | Kevin Pollak, Giancarlo Esposito, Benicio del Toro, Dan Hedaya, Kevin Spacey |
Synopsis
School on Fire
A young schoolgirl, Yuen Fong becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies in court over a triad beating. When this news reaches the triad leader Brother Smart, Yuen Fong must pay him protection money for what she has done as events begin to escalate.
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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