The Manchurian Candidate

2004 · directed by Jonathan Demme

Rating

70/100

Hit

no

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.

The Manchurian Candidate (2004), directed by Jonathan Demme, rates 70/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Denzel Washington
• Meryl Streep
• Liev Schreiber
• Simon McBurney
• Kimberly Elise
• Bruno Ganz
• Jon Voight
• Jeffrey Wright
• Anthony Mackie
• Ted Levine

Crew

• Tak Fujimoto — Director of Photography
• Carol Littleton — Editor
• Craig McKay — Editor
• Rachel Portman — Original Music Composer
• Daniel Pyne — Screenplay
• Dean Georgaris — Screenplay

More from Jonathan Demme

1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — 96/100 · hit
2. Stop Making Sense (1984) — 90/100 · hit
3. Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids (2016) — 77/100
4. Philadelphia (1993) — 76/100
5. Melvin and Howard (1980) — 76/100
6. Something Wild (1986) — 74/100

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