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The Manchurian Candidate

2004 • 2h10m Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Rating

6.5/10

Popularity

2

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.

Details

Director

Jonathan Demme

Screenplay

Dean Georgaris

Daniel Pyne

Cast

Denzel Washington

Meryl Streep

Liev Schreiber

Release date

7/30/2004

Status

Released

Budget

$80,000,000

Revenue

$96,105,964

Origin country

US

Vote count

1674