The Manchurian Candidate
“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.
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Cast
113 people
Denzel Washington
Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
Known for
The Equalizer
Training Day
Meryl Streep
Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Post
Liev Schreiber
Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
Known for
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Salt
Simon McBurney
Dr. Atticus Noyle
Known for
Carnival Row
The Theory of Everything
Kimberly Elise
Rosie
Known for
Ad Astra
John Q
Bruno Ganz
Delp
Known for
Downfall
The House That Jack Built
Jon Voight
Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Jeffrey Wright
CPL Al Melvin
Known for
Westworld
What If...?
Anthony Mackie
PFC Robert Baker III
Known for
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Altered Carbon
Ted Levine
Colonel Howard
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Monk
Miguel Ferrer
Colonel Garret
Known for
Twin Peaks
Mulan
Dean Stockwell
Mark Whiting
Known for
Quantum Leap
The Langoliers
Jonathan Demme Director · Dean Georgaris Screenplay Daniel Pyne Screenplay
Worldwide gross $96M · Budget $80M · United States release July 30, 2004
Box office
Budget
$80,000,000
Worldwide gross
$96,105,964
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Clinica Estetico
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Scott Rudin Productions
Production
Tina Sinatra Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 19, 2004
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · July 30, 2004
Theatrical
United States
July 22, 2004 · Premiere · Beverly Hills, California
Argentina
October 21, 2004 · Theatrical
Australia
October 28, 2004 · Theatrical
Austria
November 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Bahrain
December 29, 2004 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 17, 2004 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 29, 2004 · Theatrical
Canada
July 30, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Czechia
November 4, 2004 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Egypt
December 22, 2004 · Theatrical
Finland
October 24, 2004 · Premiere · Night Visions Film Festival
November 5, 2004 · Theatrical
France
November 3, 2004 · Theatrical
October 11, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
November 5, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Frisson
Germany
November 11, 2004 · Theatrical
Greece
October 9, 2004 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
November 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 4, 2004 · Theatrical
Iceland
October 22, 2004 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 19, 2004 · Theatrical
Israel
November 4, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
September 2, 2004 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
November 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Japan
February 25, 2005 · Premiere · Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
March 26, 2005 · Theatrical
Kuwait
November 24, 2004 · Theatrical
Lebanon
January 6, 2005 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 1, 2004 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 4, 2004 · Theatrical
March 24, 2005 · Physical · DVD
June 15, 2007 · TV · Net 5
September 6, 2007 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
November 5, 2004 · Theatrical
Panama
November 5, 2004 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 3, 2004 · Theatrical · Manila
December 1, 2004 · Theatrical · Davao
Poland
November 5, 2004 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 4, 2004 · Theatrical
Serbia
November 4, 2004 · Theatrical
Singapore
October 21, 2004 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 29, 2004 · Theatrical
Spain
October 25, 2004 · Premiere · Valladolid International Film Festival
November 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 5, 2004 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 3, 2004 · Theatrical · French speaking region
November 11, 2004 · Theatrical · German speaking region
November 12, 2004 · Theatrical · Italian speaking region
Türkiye
December 17, 2004 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 8, 2004 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 19, 2004 · Theatrical
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