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Manhunter

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Manhunter (1986)

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Reviews Counted: 32

Fresh: 30

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 7.7/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: William L. Petersen, Kim Greist, Brian Cox, Dennis Farina

Starring: William L. Petersen, Kim Greist, Brian Cox, Dennis Farina, Stephen Lang, Joan Allen, Tom Noonan, Brian Kelly, Chris Elliott, Frankie Faison

Director: Michael Mann

Director: Michael Mann
Screenwriter: Michael Mann
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis

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DVD Info

 
 
 
 
Release:

Jul 8, 2003

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • THX Mastered Audio

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Michael Mann - Director

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

Reviews for Manhunter

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Eminently worthy and stylish.

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07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
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Manhunter ushered in the age of empathy for the devil.

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02/07/07
David Edelstein
Slate
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I'm intrigued by that stylistic envelope: simultaneously hypnotic and enervating, meditative and empty.

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02/07/07
Pat Graham
Chicago Reader
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One of the most impressive American thrillers of the late '80s.

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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No review available.

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10/13/05
Nicolas Lacroix
EnPrimeur.ca
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While Manhunter is absorbing and sometimes tense, it's unfortunate that Mann dedided to direct the film with the stylistic overkill of his Miami Vice.

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
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07/17/05
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
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06/25/05
Emanuel Levy
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gripping and creepy

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04/05/05
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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01/02/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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The movie drives along with such intensity for much of the time that you can just let it work on your senses without worrying about whether it makes sense.

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08/30/04
Walter Goodman
New York Times
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Unlike Hannibal, [Mann is] able to balance style and substance with a late-night hearse pace.

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08/09/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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12/05/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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10/17/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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A grim, stylish thriller.

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07/30/03
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One of the worst movies ever made. How do people think this is effective? It's so schmaltzy and sloppy and careless. No tension, no terror, and Hannibal does not put his feet up!

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07/25/03
Fred Topel
About.com
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06/29/03
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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06/29/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)
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I was always expecting Don Johnson to pop up...

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05/25/03
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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A slick and glossy thriller that still stands out.

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05/02/03
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine
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