The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

6.5/10 130 min Dir: Jonathan Demme View on TMDB
Drama Thriller Mystery

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.

Cast

  • Denzel Washington as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
  • Meryl Streep as Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
  • Liev Schreiber as Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
  • Simon McBurney as Dr. Atticus Noyle
  • Kimberly Elise as Rosie
  • Bruno Ganz as Delp
  • Jon Voight as Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)
  • Jeffrey Wright as CPL Al Melvin

Discussed in 1 Episode

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The Manchurian Candidate with the Flop House: Dan McCoy, Stuart Wellington, and Elliott Kalan
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