The Usual Suspects vs The Woodsman

The Usual Suspects has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.9/10 for The Woodsman). The Woodsman is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 46m. The Usual Suspects is the older of the two (1995 against 2004). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Usual Suspects posterThe Usual Suspects1995 VS The Woodsman posterThe Woodsman2004
The Usual SuspectsThe Woodsman
Audience score★ 8.2/10★ 6.9/10
Year19952004
Length1h 46m1h 27m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama
Country––
DirectorBryan SingerNicole Kassell
Main castKevin Pollak, Giancarlo Esposito, Benicio del Toro, Dan Hedaya, Kevin SpaceyMichael Shannon, Kevin Bacon, David Alan Grier, Benjamin Bratt, Kyra Sedgwick

Synopsis

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.

The Woodsman

After twelve years in prison, Walter returns home. His family has abandoned him, save for his brother-in-law. Few know he's a sex offender and pedophile. Walter finds an apartment and is regularly visited by his parole officer. He gets a job at a lumber mill and starts seeing a coworker. Then his new world begins to unravel; as his past becomes known, he strikes up a high-risk friendship with a young girl and realizes that a man loitering near…

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