The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Directed by John Frankenheimer · 126 min · Thriller, Drama
79.4 TOPICAL score · #383 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.
The Manchurian Candidate (1962, directed by John Frankenheimer) has a TOPICAL score of 79.4 - ranked 383 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 94. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (850 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10. Wikipedia covers it in 38 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 94
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (850 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 38 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read48,332 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: Frank Sinatra (actor #196), Laurence Harvey (actor #707), Angela Lansbury (actor #323), Janet Leigh (actor #565)
“The website's consensus reads: "A classic blend of satire and political thriller that was uncomfortably prescient in its own time, The Manchurian Candidate remains distressingly relevant today."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10