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Mood:
- RoughSuspensefulStylizedScaryTense
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Plot:
- Serial KillerSpecial AgentsInvestigationMind GameCrimesDeadlyLaw EnforcementMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- CrimeThrillerIndependentNeo Noir
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century80s
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically Acclaimed
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Strong Violent Content
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Manhunter, 1986
English
USA
Profile of Manhunter
Manhunter can be described as rough, suspenseful, and tense. The plot revolves around special agents, mind games, and an investigation. The main genres are independent, thriller, and crime. In terms of style, Manhunter is neo-noir. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place in the 1980s. Manhunter is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves strong violent content.
Summary of Manhunter
Retired FBI agent Will Graham (William L. Petersen) returns to action to hunt down a serial killer by using his ability to get inside the psychopath's mind. However, it was this ability that drove him into retirement in the first place. The process of tracking and capturing the infamous Hannibal Lecter (Brian Cox) took a tremendous psychic toll on Graham, causing him to spent time in a mental hospital. With another madman on the loose, Graham has no choice but to return to duty, though he knows that it might cost him his family and his sanity.
To get the old mind-set back, Graham visits Hannibal Lecter in his high-security jail cell. However, the manipulative Lecter plays both sides and warns the new killer that Graham is on his trail, telling him to destroy Graham's family to protect himself. In order to save his own family, Graham must risk everything to once again enter into the mind of the criminally insane.
With MANHUNTER, Mann raises the bar for serial killer films, imbuing his killer with an almost sympathetic quality while keeping him extremely menacing and clearly dangerous. Based on the Thomas Harris novel RED DRAGON, which serves as the prequel to THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, MANHUNTER is a masterpiece of gripping storytelling and psychological horror.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 15 August 1986 |
| Runtime: | 119 min |
Cast and Crew
as Will Graham
as Dr. Hannibal Lecktor
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Critics Reviews
Variety
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- by: Staff (Not Credited)
Entertainment Weekly
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- by: Marc Bernardin
