The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
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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