The Manchurian Candidate

Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller · 2004R

This psychological thriller stars Denzel Washington as Army Major Bennett Marco, a career soldier who grows suspicious about his experience in Desert Storm after Squad Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber), son of the powerful Senator Eleanor Shaw (Meryl Streep), becomes a candidate for Vice President. The Major races to uncover the conspiracy behind it - a conspiracy that seeks to destroy democracy itself.

Starring

Peter Kohn, Denzel Washington, Scott Rudin, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Chris Newman, Simon McBurney, Rachel Portman, Jonathan Demme, Kimberly Elise

Director

Jonathan Demme