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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
Director	Michael Mann
Genres	Horror, Thriller

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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+
- 9462
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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  - 15
  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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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - sakuraba1982
  - 116 reviews
  - Dover
  - 08 Aug 2007 at 16:52
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  - 0
  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
  - 2 reviews
  - 23 Mar 2012 at 22:16
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  - 0
  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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- - JASONW676
  - 2 reviews
  - 14 Jan 2012 at 23:44
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  - 0
  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 »
  
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- - Zunga
  - 10 reviews
  - Newark
  - 05 Dec 2011 at 19:20
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  - 0
  AWSOMEEEEEEEEEE FILM
  
  Amazing film, one of the best thrillers i have seen in a long time. for an 80's film it is tense and you really want them to catch teh guy. The director of ... read more »
  
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- - MagicFerret69
  - 1 review
  - 30 Nov 2011 at 17:07
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  Loved it
  
  I enjoyed this movie it is a good thriller the photography is amazing it has a great cast and is brilliantly directed by Michael Mann.
  
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- - a customer
  - 29 Oct 2011 at 04:57
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  - 4
  RUBBISHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!
  
  this film is exactly the same as hannibal with anthony hopkins in! dont watch this version as it is not in the same league? it was shocking i would rather sit ... read more »
  
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- - fidz82
  - 5 reviews
  - Derby
  - 14 Oct 2011 at 18:46
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  - 0
  Slightly dated but a solid thriller
  
  Retired FBI agent, gets re-called to catch serial killer, goes to see impirsoned killer he caught for help, psychological trauma from the past.
  
  Solid... read more »
  
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- 988799
- - Bassman71
  - 459 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 04 May 2011 at 09:11
- - 2
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  Much stronger than "Red Dragon"
  
  Simply, a masterpiece.
  
  You get a really deep insight into the characters in play here. More importantly, you see events shaping them and vice versa.<... read more »
  
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- - C1LS56
  - 155 reviews
  - Tunbridge Wells
  - 10 Apr 2011 at 15:51
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  - 9
  Manhunter mistake
  
  Boring film. In the 80's I'm sure the 'moody' feeling of the film worked, these days though it just seems slow and boring. Characters are wooden... read more »
  
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  - Portsmouth
  - 04 May 2010 at 18:21
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  Good film, AWFUL quality DVD
  
  I think that says it all! The film is outstanding and in my opinion is an equal to SOTL. BUT if you end up with the copy I got (ie a very tired looking and ... read more »
  
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- - alittlesheepish
  - 1 review
  - Bradford
  - 02 Dec 2009 at 14:33
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- - 30
  - 15
  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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- 464401
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - sakuraba1982
  - 116 reviews
  - Dover
  - 08 Aug 2007 at 16:52
- - 32
  - 19
  Remakes Acts Circles Around This
  
  God, I don't think you really appriciate Ed Norton and Anthony Hopkins until you watch this. I love both those actors, but didn't quite realise how much... read more »
  
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- - Millsey
  - Hastings
  - 16 Dec 2006 at 14:18
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  Original Hannibal!
  
  A most underrated film from 1986 but in my opinion an excellent introduction to Hannibal Lector and his evil.
  
  Brain Cox plays Hannibal and he's ... read more »
  
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- 12856
- - Nobbylamp
  - 22 reviews
  - Bromley, England
  - 29 Jul 2004 at 15:06
- - 12
  - 2
  Excellent
  
  The Original Hannibal Lecter film - remade as Red Dragon.
  
  This is 100% better than Red Dragon,
  
  William L Petersen and Brian Cox give musch... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 21 Sep 2004 at 16:02
- - 9
  - 2
  Better than Red Dragon
  
  I found this better than the remake.Tom Noonan makes a much scarier tooth fairy and the film builds the tension up superbly.However, I dont feel that this ... read more »
  
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- - xanadu
  - 46 reviews
  - London
  - 23 May 2007 at 15:58
- - 7
  - 1
  The original and best ...
  
  The original and best film of the series. Like Silence of the Lambs this focuses mostly on the FBI people and the techniques they use. The cast is absolutely ... read more »
  
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- - Naomi#7
  - SHEFFIELD
  - 05 Aug 2004 at 09:29
- - 6
  - 1
  The Beginnings Of Hannibal Lecter
  
  How many times have we heard "The film isn't as good as the book"? Let's face it. What film IS?! Red Dragon was a masterpiece and so is ... read more »
  
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- - Gorelord
  - East Sussex
  - 10 Nov 2003 at 14:49
- - 4
  - 0
  Lecter's back pages
  
  This was the first attempt to bring Thomas Harris's Hannibal Lecter to the screen. Don't let the fact that this didn't become the 'franchise&#... read more »
  
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- - MaxWeight
  - London
  - 27 Oct 2004 at 13:28
- - 4
  - 1
  Excellent policier-cum-thriller
  
  I?ve never read the source books, so can only comment on the film on its own merits; but then it has plenty. And only one flaw.
  
  Peterson is great as ... read more »
  
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- - Geedee241
  - 44 reviews
  - Corwen
  - 10 Apr 2005 at 00:44
- - 3
  - 0
  Cool as..........
  
  Manhunter is a wonderful ride into the mind of a killer. William Peterson is marvelous as the agent brought back to the FBI to hunt down the psychotic '... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Reading, England
  - 12 May 2007 at 13:15

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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 ...

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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 ...