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How Good Is The Manchurian Candidate?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
7.7Highly Rated
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB7.5
★ IMDb7.9
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Yes, Worth Watching
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