Synopsis

This psychological thriller stars Denzel Washington as Army Major Bennett Marco, a career soldier who grows suspicious about his experience in Desert Storm after Squad Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber), son of the powerful Senator Eleanor Shaw (Meryl Streep), becomes a candidate for Vice President. The Major races to uncover the conspiracy behind it - a conspiracy that seeks to destroy democracy itself. Academy Award®-winner Jonathan Demme’s remake of the 1962 feature "The Manchurian Candidate".