The USUAL Suspects is a 1995 neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Christopher McQuarrie. It follows the interrogation of Roger 'VERBAL' Kint, a small-time con man, who is one of only two survivors of a massacre and fire on a ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles. The film stars Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Kevin Pollak, Chazz Palminteri, Pete Postlethwaite, and Kevin Spacey. The USUAL Suspects won two Academy Awards, for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Kevin Spacey. The term 'the USUAL suspects' refers to a group of people who are regularly suspected of criminal activity.