Michael Mann’s gripping, boldly stylized take on Hannibal Lecter is a crime thriller like no other.

| Original Score: 8.4/10 | Sep 8, 2023

This slick thriller has been overshadowed by The Silence of the Lambs, but it is a compelling piece of film-making.

| Sep 8, 2023

The stunning vision of a man rotting from the inside is one of Mann’s finest works, and remains one of his definitive character studies.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Aug 18, 2023

…Mann manages to develop the notion of seeing in a persuasive way, helped by an unearthly performance from Tom Noonan…

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 18, 2023

The highly stylized and reality-bending film was critically and commercially maligned when it first came out, but has since enjoyed a cult resurgence.

| Jun 17, 2022

Director Michael Mann's trademark love of woozy synth scores is occasionally distracting. But Manhunter still manages to be a tense, interesting psychological thriller.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 25, 2022

...exceedingly compelling for the duration of its running time...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 24, 2021

Manhunter is one of those films that I could stumble upon on cable at any point and be compelled to watch until the very end.

| Aug 18, 2021

Overall I think William Peterson did really well as the detective.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Oct 13, 2020

A beautifully conceived early work from Mann, Manhunter has aged like a fine Chianti.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 8, 2020

Below here there be spoilers... and unapologetic Marxism! "Manhunter" speaks to me as a member of the so-called "fake news."

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 24, 2020

Perhaps over-stylized at times, the film is nevertheless a slick, absorbing murder mystery with characters that are bound to lure audiences back for future episodes.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 6, 2020

[Manhunter is] the year's most suspenseful film, the cinematic equivalent of a "good read."

| May 27, 2020

Manhunter starts off being interesting, but almost with no transition, it ends up being solemnly boring. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Apr 1, 2020

Mann's visual aesthetic combined with the source material of Harris is a slick and tense package with its own unique boatload of frights.

| Original Score: 5/5 | May 6, 2019

... "Manhunter" is a gory and gorgeous cop thriller...

| Jan 4, 2018

[UPDATED 2024 REVIEW] Innovatively shot by ace cinematographer Dante Spinotti, this contains at least two bravura sequences that still stand out.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 28, 2016

Cox's Hannibal is a masterclass in moderation.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 4, 2011

At the very worst an intriguing misfire, and often much better than that.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 11, 2009

Eminently worthy and stylish.

| Original Score: A | Jul 23, 2007