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 has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Manchurian Candidate was released in 1962 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 592 reviews, giving The Manchurian Candidate (1962) an average rating of 83%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 91%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 87%.
With a score of 83%, The Manchurian Candidate is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1962, which stands at 63%.
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