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Manhunter (1986)

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Release Date: August 22, 1986
Genre: Suspense, Drama, Crime
Running Time: 119 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R.
Director: Michael Mann
Writer: Thomas Harris, Michael Mann
Cast: William L. Petersen, Kim Greist, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, Dennis Farina, Stephen Lang, Tom Noonan, David Seaman

A retired FBI Agent is drawn back in to discover the identity of a killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy," who is apparently killing at random. Along the way, he has to look to captured serial killer Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter, the very man that drove him into retirement, for help. Read more

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Grade: F In 1991, The Silence of the Lambs shocked audiences. Not only was it an excellent movie, but it also swept the Oscars, winning almost every major award. Currently, in 2001, Hannibal has drawn $123 million domestically. But maybe people don't know about the original Hannibal Lecter film called Manhunter, based on Thomas Harris' novel Red Dragon. This is the movie that introduced Lecter to the big screen... It also a movie that should best be forgotten. Read the full movie review

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Manhunt, by Evely

February 11, 2007

I loved this movie it made you think, it made you scared. It prepared Grissom for his CSI role.

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