The Messenger fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Tense
Moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and the mind
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and the mind.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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The Messenger is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, OVID, and Cineverse in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Pluto TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, and Metacritic 77). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and suicide themes.
1 h 53 min
The Messenger runs 1 h 53 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Messenger higher (84) than audiences (72). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $7 million to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 25% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+10GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Messenger in 24 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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