The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

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Released:
2004-07-30

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.

Director:
Jonathan Demme

Runtime:
2h 9min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller, Mystery

  • 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