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The Messenger

Play trailer Poster for The Messenger 2015,  1h 41m,  Horror/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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33% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 21% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
When a journalist is being brutally murdered, a man who is haunted by ghostly apparitions must help grant the journalist his dying wish.

Critics Reviews

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Kim Newman Empire Magazine Sep 23, 2015
2/5
A downbeat, rainy, British spin on The Sixth Sense, this has good performances but an uncertain tone. Go to Full Review
Charlotte Keeys Little White Lies Sep 17, 2015
1/5
Do we really need a "gritty" British version of The Sixth Sense? Go to Full Review
Steve Rose Guardian Sep 17, 2015
2/5
Sheehan's crazed temperament and beatific face sustain the ambiguity when little else does. Go to Full Review
Naila Scargill Exquisite Terror Feb 28, 2019
A missed opportunity for exploration of the relationship between mental illness and the supernatural. Go to Full Review
Jennifer Heaton Alternative Lens Nov 2, 2018
3/10
The plot is a meandering mess that drags painfully through the paper thin premise, and then ends just when it starts to get interesting. Go to Full Review
Stephen Puddicombe Total Film Oct 31, 2016
3/5
Everything's held together by an authoritative performance from Sheehan, who does fine work keeping open the question of whether the ghosts are really there or just figments of his troubled imagination. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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David Blair

Director

Joely Richardson

Psychiatrist

Robert Sheehan

Jack

Tamzin Merchant

Sarah

David O'Hara

DCI Keane

Lily Cole

Emma

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The Messenger

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Movie Info

Synopsis When a journalist is being brutally murdered, a man who is haunted by ghostly apparitions must help grant the journalist his dying wish.
Director
David Blair
Producer
Richard Hart, Michael Knowles, Terry Stone, Richard Turner
Screenwriter
Andrew Kirk
Genre
Horror, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 7, 2018
Runtime
1h 41m
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