The Messenger

Running time: 1 hour, 45 minutes Though most know better than to shoot the messenger, violent reactions to the news relayed in The Messenger make tragic sense. This heart-rending tale also is a mesmerizing one because of several...

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In a sense, the soldiers at the center of "The Messenger" are engaged in house-to-house combat. Capt. Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) and Sgt. Will Montgomery (Ben Foster) are unwelcome visitors, wary of what might detonate behind the next...

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...in the realization that the dreaded thing is happening. This is the nightmare for anyone with a loved one serving in the military. "The Messenger" is a privileged glimpse into people's private pain, a drama shot with the simplicity and...

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This divide is perhaps most painful when it splits lovers, friends and close family members. But as "The Messenger" demonstrates with sensitive acuity, it is not necessarily a clear and simple line, and people who seem to live on the same side...

In this article: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Iraq, Persian Gulf War, Samantha Morton, and Jena Malone

Some jobs are dirtier than others, and after seeing director and co-writer Oren Moverman's beautifully acted new film "The Messenger," you'll be better acquainted with some of the most grueling work a human being can be called upon to...

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...Rating] for language and some sexual content/nudity Genre: Dramas Synopsis: Co-written by Oren Moverman and Alessandro Camon, THE MESSENGER is a powerful and tender story about a returned war hero making his first steps toward a normal...

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...debut for him as a director as well. This is a guy worth paying attention to in the future, and "The Messenger" is a film worth seeing now. The film is playing in limited release right now, and you should make the effort to track it down if...

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In modern warfare, which is more powerful: The IED or the NOK? That's the question posed by "The Messenger," a drama about a young army officer assigned to deliver death notices to soldiers' next of kin ("NOKs" in military parlance) while...

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