The Usual Suspects
Known habitual troublemakers
The Usual Suspects is a 1995 crime thriller known for its twist ending and the character Keyser Söze.
The phrase the usual suspects predates the film, meaning the predictable people rounded up or blamed when something happens—whether by police gathering known criminals or a boss calling the same employees to a meeting: Round up the usual suspects.
- film noirStylish, shadowy crime drama
- police lineupSuspect identification procedure
- gunProjectile-launching weapon
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- crimePunishable illegal act
Keyser Soze · crime boss · lineup · scapegoat · arrest · police · mugshot · unreliable narrator · plot twist · twist ending · impostor · conspiracy · con man · limp · shadow · motive · investigation · flashback
- 1995 FilmsToy Story, Braveheart, Casino, Apollo 13, Jumanji
- Heist FilmsOcean's Eleven, The Italian Job, The Sting, Inside Man, Baby Driver
- thrillerssuspense, thriller, nail-biter, page-turner, cliffhanger
The Usual Suspectsfirst-time offenders
Those committing initial crimes
new faces · pillars of the community · unknowns · amateurs · good neighbors
usual, usually, unusual, unusually, usable, usages, misuse, misused, reused