🎬 Movies Like The Usual Suspects

Loved The Usual Suspects (1995)? Held in an L.A. Here are 26 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore The Usual Suspects itself.

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   Trance2013

   6.9 IMDb68% RT critics62% RT audience66% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: excited, heist, intense

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   X-Men2000

   7.3 IMDb82% RT critics83% RT audience70% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Bryan Singer; Same era (2000s)

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   Heat1995

   8.3 IMDb84% RT critics94% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim84·94

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: criminal mastermind, heist, robbery

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   Valkyrie2008

   7.1 IMDb62% RT critics65% RT audience70% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Bryan Singer, writer Christopher McQuarrie; Matching tense, emotional tone

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   Sexy Beast2000

   7.3 IMDb87% RT critics84% RT audience70% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: heist, criminal, neo-noir

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   Memento2000

   8.4 IMDb93% RT critics83% Metacritic94% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·94

   Shared themes: whodunit, flashback, neo-noir; Both are mystery films

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   Face/Off1997

   7.3 IMDb93% RT critics82% RT audience70% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: excited, flashback, suspenseful

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   Seven1995

   8.6 IMDb84% RT critics65% Metacritic95% RT audience84% TMDB

   Shared themes: suspenseful, neo-noir; Both are mystery/crime films

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   The Silence of the Lambs1991

   8.6 IMDb95% RT critics86% Metacritic95% RT audience84% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim95·95

   Both are crime/drama films; Matching dark, tense tone

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    True Romance1993

    7.9 IMDb93% RT critics93% RT audience75% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·93

    Shared themes: intense, suspenseful, neo-noir; Both are crime/drama films

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    American History X1998

    8.5 IMDb84% RT critics62% Metacritic96% RT audience83% TMDB

    Shared themes: excited, los angeles, california, set in los angeles; Both are crime/drama films

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    Scream1996

    7.4 IMDb78% RT critics80% RT audience74% TMDB

    Both are mystery films; Matching dark, cerebral tone

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    Oldboy2003

    8.3 IMDb82% RT critics94% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim82·94

    Both are mystery/drama films; Matching dark, intense tone

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    Three Colors: Red1994

    8.1 IMDb100% RT critics94% RT audience79% TMDB

    Both are mystery/drama films; Matching cerebral, emotional tone

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    Apt Pupil1998

    6.7 IMDb54% RT critics56% RT audience66% TMDB

    Shared talent: director Bryan Singer; Both are crime/drama films

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    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang2005

    7.4 IMDb86% RT critics87% RT audience72% TMDB

    Shared themes: whodunit, neo-noir, los angeles, california; Both are mystery/crime films

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    L.A. Confidential1997

    8.2 IMDb99% RT critics94% RT audience78% TMDB

    Shared themes: whodunit, neo-noir, set in los angeles; Both are mystery/crime films

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    Glengarry Glen Ross1992

    7.6 IMDb95% RT critics88% RT audience73% TMDB

    Shared themes: robbery, neo-noir, set in new york city; Both are mystery/crime films

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    The Way of the Gun2000

    6.6 IMDb46% RT critics70% RT audience63% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser46·70

    Shared talent: director Christopher McQuarrie, Benicio Del Toro; Both are crime/drama films

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    Primal Fear1996

    7.7 IMDb77% RT critics89% RT audience77% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim77·89

    Shared themes: whodunit, suspenseful, set in united states; Both are mystery/crime films

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    The Place Beyond the Pines2012

    7.3 IMDb79% RT critics75% RT audience70% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are crime/drama films

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    Sleepless2017

    5.6 IMDb25% RT critics37% RT audience59% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: police corruption, robbery, intense

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    Den of Thieves: Pantera2025

    6.3 IMDb63% RT critics79% RT audience66% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser63·79

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: heist

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    Play Dirty2025

    5.9 IMDb43% RT critics42% RT audience66% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: heist

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    Heist 882023

    5.3 IMDb33% RT critics44% RT audience67% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: criminal mastermind

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    The Anderson Tapes1971

    6.4 IMDb75% RT critics53% RT audience61% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling75·53

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: robbery, new york city, set in new york city