Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror, Psychos, Suspense, Serial Killer, Cannibals, Disturbing, Murder, Kidnapping, Cult Classic, Prison, Mistaken Identity, Police, Gay/Lesbian, Detectives, Revenge, Doctor
Tagline: Hannibal Lecter's legacy of evil begins here.
Plot: 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
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 Do not expect this to be anything like The Silence of the Lambs or Hannibal. ... A pretty good cat-and-mouse crime-drama with good performances, good directing and great music.--Sonny Fernandez (Diabolical-Dominion.com)
A good film that was overlooked until the recent release of the remake. It's safe to say now that I've seen all the films that Hannibal has to be the least of my favorites in the series. 7/10--FrighT MasteR (UHM)
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Joan Allen
Face/Off, The Bourne Supremacy, Pleasantville |
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Brazil, Throw Momma from the Train, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth | | |
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