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The Manchurian Candidate
🎬 Movie

The Manchurian Candidate

2004 · 130 min Drama Thriller Mystery
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The director bets on details: a gesture, a glance, a pause. In a good drama this is what says the most — and that principle is upheld here.

Worth watching if you're in the mood for serious cinema. Not background viewing — it demands attention.

For viewers who can watch slow cinema and value the human element in stories.

Director: Jonathan Demme

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: In quiet, in the evening. Better alone or with someone who watches films seriously.

🎭 Cast

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)

Simon McBurney

Simon McBurney

Dr. Atticus Noyle

Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise

Rosie

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Delp

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

CPL Al Melvin

Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie

PFC Robert Baker III

Ted Levine

Ted Levine

Colonel Howard

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