The Manchurian Candidate

(2004)Directed by Jonathan Demme130 min · RThriller, Drama, Mystery
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.

Denzel Washingtonas Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
Meryl Streepas Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
Liev Schreiberas Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
Simon McBurneyas Dr. Atticus Noyle
Bruno Ganzas Delp
Jon Voightas Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)
Jeffrey Wrightas CPL Al Melvin
Anthony Mackieas PFC Robert Baker III
Ted Levineas Colonel Howard
Miguel Ferreras Colonel Garret
Dean Stockwellas Mark Whiting
Vera Farmigaas Jocelyne Jordan
Pablo Schreiberas PFC Eddie Ingram
Jude Ciccolellaas David Donovan
Obba Babatundéas Senator Wells
Željko Ivanekas Vaughn Utly
Paul Lazaras Gillespie
John Bedford Lloydas Jay "J.B." Johnston
Tom Stechschulteas Governor Robert "Bob" Arthur
BeBe Winansas FBI Agent Williams
Robyn Hitchcockas Laurent Tokar
Charles Napieras General Sloan
David Keeleyas Shaw's Bodyguard-Agent