The Man Behind the Courtyard House vs The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.9/10 for The Man Behind the Courtyard House). The Man Behind the Courtyard House is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 46m. The Usual Suspects is the older of the two (1995 against 2011). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Man Behind the Courtyard House posterThe Man Behind the Courtyard House2011 VS The Usual Suspects posterThe Usual Suspects1995
The Man Behind the Courtyard HouseThe Usual Suspects
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 8.2/10
Year20111995
Length1h 40m1h 46m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorXing FeiBryan Singer
Main castZhang Jingchu, Simon Yam, Shi Zhaoqi, Yu Shaoqun, Chen SichengKevin Pollak, Giancarlo Esposito, Benicio del Toro, Dan Hedaya, Kevin Spacey

Synopsis

The Man Behind the Courtyard House

The film tracks protagonist Chen Zhihui who succumbs to trauma and frustration when he is released after spending 20 years in prison and becomes a serial killer.

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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