8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.6
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film critiques both the external threat of communist subversion and the internal danger of political demagoguery (McCarthyism), focusing on the fragility of democracy and individual agency in the face of manipulation. Its balanced critique of ideological extremes from both sides leads to a neutral rating.
The film features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on political and psychological themes, offering no explicit critique of traditional identities based on their race or gender.
Secondary
The character Chunjin (Chun Cha in the novel), a Korean agent in the source novel, is portrayed by Henry Silva, a white actor, in the 1962 film adaptation.
The film "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962) is a Cold War political thriller focused on brainwashing and conspiracy. It does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, nor does it explore queer identity in its narrative or subtext.
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its plot is entirely focused on political conspiracy and psychological manipulation during the Cold War era, rendering the category of transsexual portrayal inapplicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1962 film adaptation of Richard Condon's novel maintains the established genders for all major characters from the source material. No characters canonically established as one gender were portrayed as a different gender in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.5
Critic Ratings
9.7
9.4
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