The Invisible Guest vs The Manchurian Candidate

The Invisible Guest has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.5/10 for The Manchurian Candidate). The Invisible Guest is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 9m. The Manchurian Candidate is the older of the two (2004 against 2026). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Invisible Guest posterThe Invisible Guest2026 VS The Manchurian Candidate posterThe Manchurian Candidate2004
The Invisible GuestThe Manchurian Candidate
Audience score★ 7.7/10★ 6.5/10
Year20262004
Length2h 1m2h 9m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryIndonesia–
DirectorDanial RifkiJonathan Demme
Main castReza Rahadian, Mawar de Jongh, Arifin Putra, Putri Ayudya, Willem BeversJeffrey Wright, Pablo Schreiber, Anthony Mackie, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight

Synopsis

The Invisible Guest

Accused of murdering her lover, a young businesswoman hires a brilliant lawyer. With only three hours left, they must uncover what really happened.

The Manchurian Candidate

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.

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