The Manchurian Candidate
6.5/10
Rating
130 min
Runtime
2004
Release Year
Jonathan Demme
Director
Cast
Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Simon McBurney, Kimberly Elise
Quick Synopsis
Several years after their squad was attacked during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco starts experiencing disturbing nightmares. He begins to question the true character of his former squad member, Sergeant Raymond Shaw, who is now running for vice president. As Marco's suspicions increase, Shaw's political influence expands. When Marco discovers a strange implant in his back, suppressed memories of the ambush and its aftermath start to resurface, revealing a hidden truth about Shaw and their past.
Detailed Synopsis of The Manchurian Candidate
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.
