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Genres:
Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Language:
English
Running time:
2:09:50
Partner rating:
R
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Denzel Washington [Major Bennett Marco]
  2. Meryl Streep [Eleanor Prentiss Shaw]
  3. Liev Schreiber [Sgt. Raymond Shaw]
  4. Jon Voight [Senator Thomas Jordan]
  5. Denzel Washington Major Bennett Marco
  6. Meryl Streep Eleanor Prentiss Shaw
  7. Liev Schreiber Sgt. Raymond Shaw
  8. Jon Voight Senator Thomas Jordan
  9. Kimberly Elise Rosie
  10. Jeffrey Wright Al Melvin
  11. Ted Levine Colonel Howard
  12. Bruno Ganz Richard Delp
  13. Simon McBurney Dr. Atticus Noyle
  14. Miguel Ferrer Colonel Garrett

Directors

  1. Jonathan Demme

Producers

  1. Ilona Herzberg
  2. Scott Rudin
  3. Nancy Sinatra
  4. Tina Sinatra
  5. Jonathan Demme

Writers

  1. Dean Georgaris
  2. Daniel Pyne

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The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

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Jonathan Demme directed this updated remake of John Frankenheimer's 1962 cult favorite The Manchurian Candidate, a pioneering examination of political conspiracy and psychological reconditioning. Major Bennett Marco (Denzel Washington) and Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber) are two soldiers who served in the same company during Operation Desert Storm, but their paths following their tours of duty have been very different. Shaw, the son of ... Jonathan Demme directed this updated remake of John Frankenheimer's 1962 cult favorite The Manchurian Candidate, a pioneering examination of political conspiracy and psychological reconditioning. Major Bennett Marco (Denzel Washington) and Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber) are two soldiers who served in the same company during Operation Desert Storm, but their paths following their tours of duty have been very different. Shaw, the son of powerful congresswoman Eleanor Shaw (Meryl Streep), has used his reputation as a war hero to quickly scale the ladder of American politics, and with the help of his mother earns the Vice Presidential nomination. Marco, on the other hand, has been troubled with mental illness, and is convinced that something strange happened to him and his compatriots during the war. As Marco struggles to find the truth behind his nightmares and emotional torment, he unearths some disturbing facts about how his mind and body have been reworked by shadowy forces, as well as those of his fellow soldiers -- including Raymond Shaw. Featuring a stellar supporting cast (including Jon Voight, Miguel Ferrer, Ted Levine, and Dean Stockwell), The Manchurian Candidate credits George Axelrod's screenplay for the 1962 film as its source, as opposed to Richard Condon's 1959 novel from which Axelrod adapted his script.

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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

81%Tomatometer score: 81% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile Demme's direction is as punctilious as it was in Silence of the Lambs, careful with details and craftsmanlike with storytelling -- although we do have to work a bit to stay on top of things. – Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Geoff Andrew, Time Out Happily, this extremely timely entertainment matches, even perhaps surpasses its predecessor. – Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Angie Errigo, Empire Magazine Impressively accomplished and highly entertaining, with sufficiently smart new twists to keep you guessing all the way to the nerve-wracking climax. – Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Nev Pierce, BBC A polished remake of a 60s classic. – Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic Demme serves the picture completely.
  6. Positive review
    Cliff Doerksen, Chicago Reader Strikes me as a very artful cover -- about the cleverest imaginable transliteration of the story from its historical moment to ours. – Full review External link

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