Critic Reviews

Manhunter (1986) Rank 3 Reviews

Expert Review Summary

Movie critics combined give Manhunter (1986) a score of 3.3327 out of 4

based on (22) reviews

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Excellent

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Good

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Reviews by Score:

Entertainment Weekly (Marc Bernardin)

The brilliance of Michael Mann's Manhunter is that it appreciates that the true nexus of humanity is our shared closeness. ...read the complete Manhunter movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Marc Bernardin)

BBC Films (Ali Barclay)

FBI forensic expert Will Graham is brought back from voluntary retirement to help track down a serial killer nicknamed the 'Tooth Fairy'. ...read the complete Manhunter movie review at BBC Films (Ali Barclay)

Jerry Saravia

...the strength of acting performances and the director with great sense of style turn MANHUNTER into engaging, thought- provoking and entertaining film that deserved its cult status. ...read the complete Manhunter movie review at Jerry Saravia

TV Guide (Staff (Non Credited))

Petersen is superb as the obsessive investigator who risks madness each time he takes on a case, and Tom Noonan is absolutely chilling as the psycho killer. ...read the complete Manhunter movie review at TV Guide (Staff (Non Credited))

eFilmcritic.com (Jack Sommersby)

The best of the Hannibal Lecter series. ...read the complete Manhunter movie review at eFilmcritic.com (Jack Sommersby)

New York Times (Walter Goodman)

The movie drives along with such intensity for much of the time that you can just let it work on your senses without worrying about whether it makes sense. ...read the complete Manhunter movie review at New York Times (Walter Goodman)

Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)

A well-crafted cat-and-mouse serial killer drama that allows for clever twists and honest character development to coexist and even thrive from one another. ...read the complete Manhunter movie review at Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)

sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)

I was always expecting Don Johnson to pop up... ...read the complete Manhunter movie review at sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)

Variety (Staff (Not Credited))

An unpleasantly gripping thriller... Interesting Hitchcockian guilt transference territory and Mann's grip on his material is tight and sure. Director is at all times preoccupied by visual chic. ...read the complete Manhunter movie review at Variety (Staff (Not Credited))

Chicago Reader (Pat Graham)

I'm rather intrigued with what Mann does with his stylistic envelope: it's simultaneously hypnotic and enervating, meditative and empty, like a white-noise background or a field of electronic snow on the tube. ...read the complete Manhunter movie review at Chicago Reader (Pat Graham)

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