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Feature film — 2004

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

6.52h 10mThriller — Mystery

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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A high-signal pick with 1,833 votes.

Clinica Estetico / Paramount Pictures / Scott Rudin Productions / Tina Sinatra Productions

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Director: Jonathan Demme

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Cast & crew

Denzel Washington as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco

Denzel Washington

Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco

Meryl Streep as Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)

Meryl Streep

Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)

Liev Schreiber as Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)

Liev Schreiber

Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)

Simon McBurney as Dr. Atticus Noyle

Simon McBurney

Dr. Atticus Noyle

Kimberly Elise as Rosie

Kimberly Elise

Rosie

Bruno Ganz as Delp

Bruno Ganz

Delp

Jon Voight as Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)

Jon Voight

Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)

Jeffrey Wright as CPL Al Melvin

Jeffrey Wright

CPL Al Melvin

Anthony Mackie as PFC Robert Baker III

Anthony Mackie

PFC Robert Baker III

Ted Levine as Colonel Howard

Ted Levine

Colonel Howard

Miguel Ferrer as Colonel Garret

Miguel Ferrer

Colonel Garret

Dean Stockwell as Mark Whiting

Dean Stockwell

Mark Whiting

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