Film2004129 min

The Manchurian Candidate

Name: The Manchurian Candidate
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2004
Duration: 129 min
Cast: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Vera Farmiga, Kimberly Elise

Taste attributes: dramamysterythrillerhorrorespionagetried & testedunsavouryheavyintricatebig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"Everything is under control."

Boxlist takeExpect a layered, serious thriller, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 1,136 votes

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, 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

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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