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Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)

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All Time

of 190,116

83

1960's

of 9,429

12

1962

of 2,855

3
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  55
  
  Drama of 1962
  
  of 171
  
  3
  
  Drama of the 1960's
  
  of 1,661
  
  8
Mystery
- Mystery All Time
  
  of 3,090
  
  10
  
  Mystery of 1962
  
  of 14
  
  1
  
  Mystery of the 1960's
  
  of 131
  
  1
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,007
  
  25
  
  Thriller of 1962
  
  of 16
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 1960's
  
  of 256
  
  2

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Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.5363

Avg Critic Score:3.4174

Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The title of "The Manchurian Candidate" has entered everyday speech as shorthand for a brainwashed sleeper, a subject who has been hypnotized and instructed to act when his controllers pull the psychological trigger. ...read the complete Manchurian Candidate movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Possibly John Frankenheimer's finest film, The Manchurian Candidate speaks to the Red Scare, the horrors of war, paranoid fears of brainwashing -- all tied in with the game of Solitaire. ...read the complete Manchurian Candidate movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

A fascinating political conspiracy theory satire about the Cold War. It's a film that JFK encouraged to be made. ...read the complete Manchurian Candidate movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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eFilmCritic.com (Justin Helmer)

The world of John Frankenheimer’s “The Manchurian Candidate” seems somewhat far removed today. Set in the years of the ‘red scare’ that swept through America in the 1950’s, it presents a world where there is a bad guy lurking under every bed....read the complete Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) review at eFilmCritic.com (Justin Helmer)

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Exclaim!

In its day, The Manchurian Candidate was a shockingly timely film, but it was actually yanked from circulation for almost 25 years for being too prescient. When it was released in 1962, it was a scathing critique of McCarthyism and the idea that there...read the complete Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) review at Exclaim!

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Moviehole (--)

“Candidate”, a remake of John Frankenheimer’s classic paranoid thriller from good ol’ 62, isn’t a bad movie, don’t get me wrong, but if your forced to switch your brain onto overdrive for a couple of hours you want it to be worthwhile. In...read the complete Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) review at Moviehole (--)

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Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page

Repatriated to America, Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for valour in rescuing the platoon. But the other survivors of the patrol, including Major Ben Marco (Frank Sinatra), are plagued with dreams that seem...read the complete Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) review at Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page

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Empire Magazine (Kim Newman)

A dazzling spy thriller that's still amazing....read the complete Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) review at Empire Magazine (Kim Newman)

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