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Where to Watch Manhunter (1986) in the US
- 1986
- R
- 2h
- 7.2IMDb
- 82%Rotten Tomatoes
- 75Metascore
Manhunter is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, to rent, or to buy in the United States.
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What it's about
Will Graham (William Petersen) is a former F.B.I. Agent who recently retired to Florida with his wife Molly (Kim Greist) and their young son, Kevin (David Seaman). Graham was a "profiler", one who profiles criminal's behavior and tries to put his mind into the minds of criminals to examine their thoughts while visiting crime scenes. Will is called out of his self-imposed retirement at the request of his former boss Jack Crawford (Dennis Farina) to help the F.B.I. catch an elusive serial killer, known to the press as the "Tooth Fairy" (Tom Noonan), who randomly kills whole families in their houses during nights of the full moon and leaves bite marks on his victims. To try to search for clues to get into the mind of the killer, Will has occasional meetings with Dr. Hannibal Lecktor (Brian Cox), a charismatic, but very dangerous imprisoned serial killer that Will captured years earlier which nearly drove him insane from the horrific encounter that nearly cost Will's life. With some help and hindrance, Will races against the clock before the next full moon when the "Tooth Fairy" will strike again. Elsewhere, a local photographer named Francis Dollarhyde, the killer for whom Will is looking, struggles to stay undetected while seeing a hope of redemption when be begins a relationship with a blind woman (Joan Allen) who is not aware of his double life.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Michael Mann
- Writer
- Thomas Harris, Michael Mann
- Starring
- William Petersen, Kim Greist, Joan Allen
Details
- Release date
- Aug 15, 1986
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Box office
- $8,620,929
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Where to Watch Manhunter (1986) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Manhunter in the United States?
- Manhunter is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, to rent, or to buy in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Prime Video (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Prime Video (HD), and The Roku Channel (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video. Buy the movie on Apple TV Store.
- Can I stream Manhunter or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Prime Video (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video. Buy the movie on Apple TV Store.
- Can I watch Manhunter for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Prime Video (HD), and The Roku Channel (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD).
