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The Manchurian Candidate

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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.

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Denzel Washington
Ben Marco
Liev Schreiber
Raymond Shaw
Meryl Streep
Eleanor Shaw

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Awards

  • 2005 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - nominated
  • 2005 - Saturn Award - Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film - nominated
  • 2005 - Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor - nominated
  • 2005 - Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress - nominated

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