The Manchurian Candidate

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

Overview

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.

Directed by Jonathan Demme

Cast

• Denzel Washington — Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
• Meryl Streep — Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
• Liev Schreiber — Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
• Simon McBurney — Dr. Atticus Noyle
• Kimberly Elise — Rosie