I liked this movie...just wish HL was played by Hopkins :)

Great classic horror , suspense, before silence of the lambs, the bad guy played a great role as well as the blind lady , 5/5 for me and i don't even like scary movies that much.

Good movie, forgot i saw this years ago. Michael Mann cast a few 'Miami Vice' people in this film, gave it a similar soundtrack and atmosphere. Nice to see some familiar actors in the early stage of their careers. There's no doubt that William Petersen's performance in this movie played a big factor in obtaining the lead role on CSI. Glad the director gave the viewers a chance to absorb the dialogue and storyline without all the Hollywood sensationalism we see today.

Manhunter really gave me the creeps, and it was difficult for me to watch in 1986 because it's pretty darn creepy! This is a true classic! The cast is great, William Peterson is awesome, Dennis Farina and Brian Cox are great, and Tom Noonan is extremely, amazingly horrific and convincing as the killer "Francis"; he gave a tremendous performance! I hope you all enjoy and try to remember that Manhunter is 25 years old; it is the first movie in the "Hannibal Lecktor" movie series. For true film buffs, you WILL love Manhunter! This film got rave reviews from many great critics in 1986 and thereafter. If you don't like 80's movies, then this movie may not be for you. Enjoy! :-)

this was an okay film. i guess i was ruined by seeing red dragon first and being a fan of ed norton and anthony hopkins. I really enjoyed the miami vice'esque feel ( of course Michael Mann) overall 8/10

First of the Hannibal Lector trilogy. Each of the films in the trilogy has a totally different atmosphere and dialogue types. I personally was more intrigued by the killer in this film than I was with Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs. The killer in Manhunter gets a lot of screen time so you can get inside his head and see what his weaknesses are. Petersen does an excellent job driven by intensity and vulnerability at the same time. Hannibal is my favorite of the three films probably because it gives strong closure to the storyline yet still leaves open some possibilities based on Lector's nature.

great movie almost scene for scene of red dragon but william peterson as the profiler gives a different feel to the movie manhunter is more dark and gritty than red dragon which gave more history to lecture and the dragon

I loved it! It's a classic! 8/10

Finally an original with a decent lead. Now Jodie Foster is sick but William Petersen rules as always. Plus Cox as the original Hannibal Lecter was unmatched even by Hopkins but only cuz Cox looks like a psycho. 8/10 for sure.

I'm gonna have to agree that Red Dragon was better. I prefer Anthony Hopkins in the role as well...he creeped me out in Silence of the Lambs when I was younger, so he'll always be Hannibal to me. The crappy 80's music was almost too much to bear, and Petersen was over-acting big time. I suppose it was a good film back in 1986....2/5