The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

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Everything is under control.

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.

Released: 2004-07-30
Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Runtime: 2h 10m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 1,836 votes

Directed by Jonathan Demme.

Top cast

Denzel Washington as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
Meryl Streep as Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
Liev Schreiber as Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
Simon McBurney as Dr. Atticus Noyle
Kimberly Elise as Rosie
Bruno Ganz as Delp
Jon Voight as Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)
Jeffrey Wright as CPL Al Melvin
Anthony Mackie as PFC Robert Baker III
Ted Levine as Colonel Howard

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Where to watch The Manchurian Candidate

United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Starz Apple TV channel; watch free on Kanopy; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, JustWatch TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, JustWatch TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
India: rent on Amazon Video
Canada: stream on StackTV Amazon Channel; watch free on Global TV; rent on Apple TV Store, JustWatch TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia: rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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