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Information
- Year
- 1962
- Runtime
- 126 min.
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Genre
- Thriller
- Rating *
- 8.0
- Votes *
- 59,250
- Checks
- 15,688
- Favs
- 964
- Dislikes
- 77
- Favs/checks
- 6.1% (1:16)
- Favs/dislikes
- 13:1
Top comments
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crazy_bitch
The Manchurian Candidate is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful movie I've ever known in my life. 7 years 10 months ago -
dchauvin
I really enjoyed a couple of the early scenes. The brainwashing dream sequences were interesting to watch, and the press conference with the television screens was very cleverly done. I did feel the plot got a little loose towards the end, but the climax was a tad unorthodox, which was a pleasant surprise. 11 years 9 months ago -
ChrisReynolds
The tension, mystery and acting were spot on. Sinatra is good as a buttoned-up but increasingly paranoid major, but IMO the two stand-out performances were Laurence Harvey's and Angela Lansbury's. There were two very strange plot coincidences
that left me disappointed when everything was involved, as if they'd been put in as red herrings even though they make very little sense.
11 years 10 months ago
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This movie ranks #17 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
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This movie ranks #144 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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This movie ranks #620 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
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This movie ranks #960 in The Criterion Collection
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