Movie poster for The Manchurian Candidate
TMDb Rating
6.5/10

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The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

DramaThrillerMystery
129 min

"Everything is under control."

Plot Summary

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.

Director

Jonathan Demme

Top Cast

Denzel WashingtonMeryl StreepLiev SchreiberSimon McBurneyKimberly Elise

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