Flashbacks of the soldiers’ horrific battle, images of men suffocated, point-blank shootings, two homicidal drownings and a bloody assassination earn The Manchurian Candidate an R rating. Also difficult to watch is a needle injected into the skull of a conscious patient. And Raymond takes a knife and cuts out an electronic chip implanted in his shoulder. There is no sex, but an incestuous relationship between Raymond and his mother is strongly implied. Foul language includes several profanities and obscenities. Dove cannot award the Dove Seal to this movie because of the frequency of graphic violence and foul language.