The Usual Suspects | 
| Director: Bryan Singer
Actors: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin, Benicio Del Toro
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.98
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Rating:  564 reviews
Sales Rank: 8371
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Array
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 106 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 027616780126
ISBN: 0792842715
UPC: 027616780126
EAN: 9780792842712
ASIN: B00000K0DT
Theatrical Release Date: August 16, 1995
Release Date: November 28, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
A group of criminals fail on a job worth 91 million, and the police try to get the sole survivor to help them find the legendary and treacherous Keyser Soze, a sort of criminal's boogie man, who some doubt even exists.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 7-DEC-1999
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com essential video
Ever since this convoluted thriller dazzled audiences and critics in 1995 and won an Oscar for Christopher McQuarrie's twisting screenplay, The Usual Suspects has continued to divide movie lovers into opposite camps. While a lot of people take great pleasure from the movie's now-famous central mystery (namely, "Who is Keyser Soeze?"), others aren't so easily impressed by a movie that's too enamored of its own cleverness to make much sense. After all, what are we to make of a final scene that renders the entire movie obsolete? Half the fun of The Usual Suspects is the debate it provokes and the sheer pleasure of watching its dynamic cast in action, led (or should we say, misled) by Oscar winner Kevin Spacey as the club-footed con man who recounts the saga of enigmatic Hungarian mobster Keyser Soeze. Spacey's in a band of thieves that includes Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollak, and Benicio Del Toro, all gathered in a plot to steal a large shipment of cocaine. The story is told in flashback as a twisted plot being described by Spacey's character to an investigating detective (Chazz Palmintieri), and The Usual Suspects is enjoyable for the way it keeps the viewer guessing right up to its surprise ending. Whether that ending will enhance or extinguish the pleasure is up to each viewer to decide. Even if it ultimately makes little or no sense at all, this is a funny and fiendish thriller, guaranteed to entertain even its vocal detractors. --Jeff Shannon
Amazon.com
Ever since this convoluted thriller dazzled audiences and critics in 1995 and won an Oscar for Christopher McQuarrie's twisting screenplay, The Usual Suspects has continued to divide movie lovers into opposite camps. While a lot of people take great pleasure from the movie's now-famous central mystery (namely, "Who is Keyser Soeze?"), others aren't so easily impressed by a movie that's too enamored of its own cleverness to make much sense. After all, what are we to make of a final scene that renders the entire movie obsolete? Half the fun of The Usual Suspects is the debate it provokes and the sheer pleasure of watching its dynamic cast in action, led (or should we say, misled) by Oscar winner Kevin Spacey as the club-footed con man who recounts the saga of enigmatic Hungarian mobster Keyser Soeze. Spacey's in a band of thieves that includes Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollak, and Benicio Del Toro, all gathered in a plot to steal a large shipment of cocaine. The story is told in flashback as a twisted plot being described by Spacey's character to an investigating detective (Chazz Palmintieri), and The Usual Suspects is enjoyable for the way it keeps the viewer guessing right up to its surprise ending. Whether that ending will enhance or extinguish the pleasure is up to each viewer to decide. Even if it ultimately makes little or no sense at all, this is a funny and fiendish thriller, guaranteed to entertain even its vocal detractors. --Jeff Shannon
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 Great movie, but don't buy until they add the extras June 5, 2009
John Hale
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A couple of years ago I bought a deluxe DVD of this amazing movie. None of the extras that were included on that DVD are included on the Blu-Ray; in fact, the only extra is a theatrical trailer. I wish that I had waited for a better edition. Anyway, I'll hold on to my DVD.
 This movie is a great movie made better by blu-ray May 17, 2009
Nathan Roehl
I thought the movie was very good. The story was really interesting, and the acting was well done. My only point of criticism is I don't know if this movie has to be seen on blu-ray. I've always tried to buy newer, more graphically pleasing movies on blu-ray to take a better advantage of hi-definition. I decided to give this a try and I was very impressed, I thought it was totally worth it and I felt the whole experience was made better by it. This was a good purchase.
Great Movie May 11, 2009
Erik Friedman (Lincoln, NE)
This movie is one of the great movies of the 90's. It kicked off Kevin Spacey's career. Benicio Del Toro is in it. Just an all star cast of guys who weren't that popular then. The story is awesome and after all these years the plot twist is still great to watch.
 I did not receive the correct dvd May 10, 2009
Joe (SC USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I received the incorrect item, however it was inside the correct DVD case.
In the DVD case was another DVD. I looked for the title. It was not on the Movie Header. Since the DVD header had the title missing from the introduction, is it an incomplete copy? I did indeed order The Usual Suspects. I had to order from another vendor,
the DVD "The Usual Suspects" and got it. And it is great.
Thank you.
the ultimate mystery movie May 6, 2009
The Tao of Netflix (Washington, DC)
SPOILER: Kevin Spacey is one of the best actors of my generation, IMHO, and his performance in this movie is no less than overwhelming. He masterfully pulls off a gimp role, only to be masking an evil mastermind. And the stories he yarns while under interrogation are very creative diversions from the ego maniac cop. The final scene where he walks away is the best part of the film.
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