The Messenger (2009)
R 1h 53m 7.0/10 IMDb
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.
Director: Oren Moverman
Cast: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, Samantha Morton
Content Warnings
Mental Health & Emotional
Death of a child (referenced)Death of a parent (referenced)
Other
War / combat
Substance Use
Alcohol abuse (depicted)
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