If you loved Seven Days in May, try The Manchurian Candidate

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Seven Days in May

1964 · dir. John Frankenheimer

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Both films are directed by John Frankenheimer, and they sit in Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to Seven Days in May, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What The Manchurian Candidate is

Korea, late winter, a distant bugle. Captive soldiers return, one decorated for impossible valor. Nightmares plague the company commander, each dream a deeper, more terrible feeling. Paranoia-viewing for days when the news feels like fiction.

If you loved Seven Days in May, try The Manchurian Candidate

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If you loved Seven Days in May, try The Manchurian Candidate

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What The Manchurian Candidate is

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