The Manchurian Candidate
Thriller • R • 2004 • 2 hr 10 min
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This story needs to be thought about. Does this stuff really happen? MK ultra ring a bell? Agent orange? Makes you 🤔
I’m not 100% sure what happened throughout the movie, it was interesting though..
This remake of the 1960s classic succeeds in modernizing the incredible thriller. You won’t forget the twists and turns in the story.
Solid remake of a classic film that does enough different for this to feel new. Denzel is great and the whole is entertaining throughout.
Gripping from beginning to end. Very cinematic work by Jonathan Demme, who controls superbly the pacing. Denzel is awesome as always.
A great military/political movie with a conspiracy twist.
Great remake of the original classic, taut psychological thriller, good performance as always from Washington
Denzel Washington is good at everything he does
Even though the acting is good and the cinematography would make a great watch for film school, it's a single watch film for me
Upstanding well made movie ever seen, Can't be described in words. Characters cinematography Story, OMG This Movie
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