The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, while Marco is haunted by dreams of what happened – or didn't happen – in Kuwait. As Marco (now a Major) investigates, the story begins to unravel, to the point where he questions if it happened at all. Is it possible the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed to believe Shaw is a war hero as part of a plot to seize the White House? Some very powerful people at Manchurian Global corporation appear desperate to stop him from finding out.

Director: Jonathan Demme
Writers: Richard Condon (novel), George Axelrod
Stars: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep
Country: USA
Also Known As: Der Manchurian Kandidat
Ratings: 6.6/10 from 86,314 users
Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 11 nominations >> See More