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The Manchurian Candidate (2004) Meryl Streep's severely zany, Hillary Clintonesque characterization of a political dragon lady is the life of the party in a remake of the 1962 corker… R PT130M Mystery and Thriller Denzel Washington Kimberly Elise Miguel Ferrer Liev Schreiber Meryl Streep Jon Voight Jeffrey Wright Scott Rudin Tina Sinatra Paramount Pictures
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The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

MPAA Rating: R
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 13, 2004

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EW's GRADE
B-

Details Release Date: Jul 30, 2004; Rated: R; Length: 130 Minutes; Genre: Mystery and Thriller; With: Denzel Washington; Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Meryl Streep's severely zany, Hillary Clintonesque characterization of a political dragon lady is the life of the party in a remake of the 1962 corker about politics and mind control -- but the new version doesn't compare with the shock of the old.

Originally posted Aug 13, 2004 Published in issue #778 Aug 13, 2004 Order article reprints