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The Manchurian Candidate( 2004)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Denzel Washington

      Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco

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      Meryl Streep

      Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)

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      Liev Schreiber

      Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)

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      Simon McBurney

      Dr. Atticus Noyle

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      Kimberly Elise

      Rosie

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      Bruno Ganz

      Delp

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      Jon Voight

      Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)

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      Jeffrey Wright

      CPL Al Melvin

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      Anthony Mackie

      PFC Robert Baker III

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      Ted Levine

      Colonel Howard

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      Miguel Ferrer

      Colonel Garret

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      Dean Stockwell

      Mark Whiting

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      Vera Farmiga

      Jocelyne Jordan

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      Pablo Schreiber

      PFC Eddie Ingram

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      Jude Ciccolella

      David Donovan

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      Obba Babatundé

      Senator Wells

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      Zeljko Ivanek

      Vaughn Utly

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      Paul Lazar

      Gillespie

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      John Bedford Lloyd

      Jay "J.B." Johnston

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      Tom Stechschulte

      Governor Robert "Bob" Arthur

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      BeBe Winans

      FBI Agent Williams

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      Robyn Hitchcock

      Laurent Tokar

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      Charles Napier

      General Sloan

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      David Keeley

      Shaw's Bodyguard-Agent

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      Alyson Renaldo

      Mirella Freeman

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      Dorian Missick

      Owens

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      Jose Pablo Cantillo

      Villalobos

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      Teddy Dunn

      Wilson

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      Joaquin Perez-Campbell

      Atkins

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      Tim Artz

      Jameson

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      Antoine Taylor

      Boy Scout #1

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      Joe Alessi

      Boy Scout #2

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      Raymond Anthony Thomas

      Scout Dad

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      Bill Irwin

      Scoutmaster

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      Al Franken

      TV Commentator

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      Danny Darst

      Ellie's Mysterious Aide

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      Stephanie McBride

      Political Aide

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      Molly Hickok

      Political Aide

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      Victoria Haynes

      Political Aide

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      Adam LeFevre

      Congressman Healy

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      Roger Corman

      Mr. Secretary

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      Leona E. Sondreal

      Green Room Official #2

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      Jim Roche

      Senator from Florida

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      Ann Dowd

      Congresswoman Beckett

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      Harry Northup

      Congressman Flores

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      James B. Howard

      Self

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      Walter Mosley

      Congressman Rawlins

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      Gordon Brummer

      "Gordy"

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      Gayle King

      Media Icon

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      Brad Holbrook

      Newscaster #7

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      Stacey Newsome Santiago

      Roving Reporter

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      Kristen Shaughnessy

      Newscaster #4

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      Prue Lewarne

      Newscaster #8

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      Forrest Sawyer

      Newscaster #1

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      Ukee Washington

      Newscaster #9

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      Ed Crane

      Newscaster #6

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      Kaity Tong

      Newscaster #2

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      Roma Torre

      Newscaster #3

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      William Meisle

      Tyler Prentiss

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      Dan Olmstead

      Senator John Shaw

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      Sakina Jaffrey

      Mysterious Arabic Woman

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      Robert W. Castle

      General Wilson

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      John Aprea

      Rear Admiral Glick

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      Jane DeNoble

      Robert Arthur's Wife

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      Christopher M. Russo

      Secret Service Agent #1

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      Michael C. Pierce

      Secret Service Agent #2

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      Marin Ireland

      Army Transcriber

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      Glen Hartell

      Army Transcriber

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      Tracey Walter

      Night Clerk

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      Edwidge Danticat

      Rosie's Cousin

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      Kenneth Utt

      Rosie's Cousin's Mentor

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      Enrique Correa

      Reporter #2

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      David Neumann

      Reporter #3

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      Neda Armian

      Reporter #4

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      Paul Johnson

      Campaign Security

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      James McCauley

      FBI Agent Jonas

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      Darrell Larson

      FBI Agent Ramirez

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      Kate Valk

      Agent Volk

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      Beau Sia

      Late Night Comedian

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      Duana C. Butler

      Library Clerk

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      Big Jim Wheeler

      Library Patron

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      Lauren Roselli

      Jordan's Aide

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      Stephen Richardson

      Jordan's Aide

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      Shing Ka

      Rosie's Sidekick

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      Malcolm Simpson

      Yelling Kid

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      Cassius Kumar Wilkinson

      "Abe Lincoln"

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      Jos Demme

      "Statue of Liberty"

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      Gabriela Fung

      "Betsy Ross"

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      Denzel Delahoussaye

      "George Washington"

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      Aaron Scoenfeld

      "Uncle Sam"

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      Geovonne Long

      "MLK"

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      Jonathan Borst

      "JFK"

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      Michael Shehata

      "American Eagle"

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      Tom Chapin

      Governor Edward Nelson

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      Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker

      Churchgoer

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      Joey Perillo

      Jimmy

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      Buzz Kilman

      The Guy with the Shades

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      Marie Runyon

      Arthur's Mother

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      Eliza Simpson

      Arthur's Child

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      Julie Adamy

      Arthur's Child

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      Andre B. Blake

      Victory Party Director

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      Tymberly Canale

      Victory Party Celebrity Soldier

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      Lilly McDowell

      Shaw's Aide

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      Joshua Elrod

      Shaw's Aide

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      Craig Branham

      Klaus Bachman

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      Sidney Lumet

      Political Pundit

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      Reno

      Political Pundit

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      Anna Deavere Smith

      Political Pundit

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      Roy Blount Jr.

      Political Pundit

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      Fab 5 Freddy

      Political Pundit

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Nov 05 2022
    This remake was always going to struggle to match the excellent 1962 version, and although it is not nearly as compelling, it is still an half decent attempt. Liev Schreiber is acclaimed Gulf War veteran and now Congressman "Raymond Shaw" who is very much in the running for Vice-President of the USA - egged on by his even more ambitious Senator mother (Meryl Streep). Meantime, his wartime captain "Marco" (Denzel Washington) is recovering from an injury sustained during an ambush - only he is struggling to reconcile his memories of that event with those being put forward by "Shaw" and, almost ve...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    80000000.00

    Revenue

    96105964.00

    Keywords

    • gulf war
    • senator
    • canoe
    • kuwait
    • conspiracy
    • war hero
    • u.s. congress
    • implant