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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 .. Read more
| Starring | Joan Allen, Stephen Lang, Brian Cox, Tom Noonan |
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| Director | Michael Mann |
| Genres | Horror, Thriller |
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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 mindset 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.
| Starring | Joan Allen, Stephen Lang, Brian Cox, Tom Noonan, Dennis Farina, Kim Griest, William Petersen |
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| Director | Michael Mann |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 55 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs |
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| Genres | Horror, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Dubbed | German, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1986 To Rent: DVD: 01 Oct 2001 Blu-ray: 26 Sep 2011 |
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"...[Noonan] burns up the frame...[as] one of the freakiest madmen Hollywood has ever given us....You'll never listen to IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA without locking the doors again..." -- Rating: B+
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Shame i saw red dragon first
This film is not bad by any means but I see anthony hopkins as Lector now and all others will fail in this role. I just feel that the re-make is just better all... read more »
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well worth a watch
this movie is a great piece of movie making form michael mann. it has heart pounding music and always keeps you on the edge of your seat, also great ... read more »
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Manhunter - Could have been great
Manhunter the film based on the novel 'Red Dragon' by Thomas Harris. This film is set before Silence of the Lambs and the numerous sequels including Red... read more »
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In the days before F-F-F-F-F!!
I see how this film got its cult status, although missing the iconic Anthony Hopkins this film does boast some excellent acting talent. Notably William Petersen... read more »
A new trailer for Hannibal Rising is now available to watch online, featuring snippets of the prequel which tells the story of Hannibal Lecter's formative years. The movie is the latest in the franchise, started in 1986 with Manhunter and followed by The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal and Red Dragon - itself a remake of Manhunter. Set to be as grisly as the rest of the series, Hannibal Rising is once again adapted from the novels of Thomas Harris and follows the serial killer with a... Read more