The Messenger
Nov 13, 2009 | IMDB 6.7
113 min Watch NowDrama, Romance
Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Stone, to give notice to the families of fallen soldiers. The Sergeant is drawn to Olivia Pitterson, to whom he has delivered news of her husband’s death.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Lilting
All Quiet on the Western Front
Stalker
Wag the Dog
Night Into Morning
The Four Feathers
John Rabe
The Thin Red Line
Redacted
The Crying Game
The Four Horsemen
Battle for Haditha
Deathwatch
Memphis Belle
Dead Man's Shoes
Flesh + Blood
The Somme
Midway
Seven Warriors
Welcome to Dongmakgol
SIMILAR MOVIES
Lilting
IMDB 7 | Aug , 2014
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IMDB 7.8 | Apr , 1930
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.Stalker
IMDB 8.1 | May , 1979
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.Wag the Dog
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1997
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.Night Into Morning
IMDB 5.8 | Jun , 1951
Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.The Four Feathers
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 2002
A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers as symbols of what they view as his cowardice. To redeem his honor, he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves their lives.John Rabe
IMDB 7.1 | Apr , 2009
A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.The Thin Red Line
IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 1998
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.Redacted
IMDB 6 | Nov , 2007
A fictional documentary discusses the effects the Iraq war has had on soldiers and local people through interviews with members of an American military unit, the media, and local Iraqis.The Crying Game
IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 1992
Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.The Four Horsemen
IMDB 3.9 | Mar , 2008
Four high school football stars enlist in the Marines and head off to fight in the war in Iraq. When one of them is killed and another wounded, they return home only to find is extremely difficult to pick up the threads of their old lives. The memories of events in Iraq combined with the lack of public support pushes many of these men to the breaking point.Battle for Haditha
IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2007
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IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 2002
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IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 1990
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IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 2004
A soldier returns to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his disabled brother while he was away.Flesh + Blood
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 1985
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IMDB 5.7 | Nov , 2005
Drama-documentary recounting the events of the 1st July 1916 and the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front during the First World War. Told through the letters and journals of soldiers who were there.Midway
IMDB 6.6 | Jun , 1976
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.Seven Warriors
IMDB 6 | Jun , 1989
In the early 1920's of China, seven former soldiers band together to defend a helpless village against a group of vicious bandits in this Hong Kong remake of Seven Samurai.Welcome to Dongmakgol
IMDB 7.5 | Aug , 2005
Based on the long running play by Jang Jin, the story is set in Korea during the Korean War in 1950. Soldiers from both the North and South, as well as an American pilot, find themselves in a secluded and naively idealistic village, its residents unaware of the outside world, including the war.