The Manchurian Candidate poster

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

1962 · 2h 6m · English · Movie
heavy dark tense full_attention acquired_taste
83
GoodScore
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh

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.

Ratings Breakdown

IMDb
7.9
RT Critics
97
Metacritic
94
TMDB
7.5

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