The Manchurian Candidate
Taste attributes: dramathrillerhistoricalespionagetried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!"
Boxlist takeA smart, heavy thriller: sweeping and familiar. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1962
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- MC Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
