The Manchurian Candidate
Washington plays Major Ben Marco in the The Manchurian Candidate, alongside actor Liev Schreiber. After saving Marco and his men from an ambush during the Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw, played by Schreiber, has propelled his way into a vice presidential nomination. The closer Marco investigates the fateful day of the ambush, the more his life is threatened by the Manchurian Global Corporation.
If the film makes people think, that’s the point.