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  • Manhunter
  • Opened August 22, 1986 | Runtime:1 hr. 40 min.
  • R
  • 25th Anniversary! MANHUNTER, 1986, Canal +, 119 min. Based on Thomas Harris’ novel Red Dragon, Michael Mann’s chilling, nimbly directed thriller follows Will Graham (William Peterson), a former FBI agent in early retirement after the traumatizing Read More
  • Cast: William Petersen, Kim Greist, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, Dennis Farina
  • Director: Michael Mann
  • Genres: Detective Film, Post-Noir (Modern Noir), Crime Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Thriller

Manhunter Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    MANHUNTER

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    ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS MOVIE.WM PETERSON WAS BRILLIANT. GREAT SCRIPT,VERY DRAMATIC THRUOUT. I WAS ON THE EDGE OF SEAT THE ENTIRE MOVIE. WELL DEVELOPED CHAR WITH ONE OF MY FAV SONGS AS THE SOUNDTRACK. IT FIT THE FILM PERFECTLY.HEARTBEAT BY RED 7.ITS DEF A MUST SEE.

  • Must Go!

    GREAT MOVIE - LOVE TOM NOONAN'S PORTRAYAL

    I LOVE THIS MOVIE. I WAS HELD IN AWE OF THE ACTOR TOM NOONAN WHO PLAYED THE "TOOTH FAIRY". EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMED TO ME TO BE A SMALLER PART, TOM NOONAN'S ABILITY TO EXPRESS DEEP MULTIPLE EMOTIONS WITHIN THE TIME HIS CHARACTER WAS ON SCREEN WAS DONE SPLENDIDLY. IT MAKES YOU" FEEL FOR THE POOR GUY" IN A SENSE. REALLY A WELL DONE INTENSE LOOK INSIDE THE MIND OF A KILLER.

  • Must Go!

    Manhunter

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    While Manhunter's styles visuals and action are striking enough, it's seeing the origins of the modern police procedural drama that make it all the more impressive after 25+ years. Its combination of surreal images an documentary like realism in its detail, makes it the kind of film that created formulas, not adhere to them.

Manhunter Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    Salon.com |

    The best Hannibal Lecter movie and one of the greatest suspense movies ever...

  • 90
    Film Threat |

    As with all of Mann's films, Manhunter is an intense experience. All of the...

  • 90
    The Onion A.V. Club | Keith Phipps

    Mann takes all the instincts he learned as a Miami Vice producer and trims them...

  • 88
    Chicago Tribune | Gene Siskel

    William L. Petersen (''To Live and Die in L.A.”) gives another mesmerizing,...

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