FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a new killer.
Manhunter has generally received positive reviews.
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Manhunter was released in 1986 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 620 reviews, giving Manhunter (1986) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 88%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 76%. Professional critics were more impressed with Manhunter than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 74%, Manhunter is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1986 with similar scores include films like Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, The Mission and Rad.
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