The Messenger

2009 | 113 minutes | 6.7 ★ (425)

The Messenger
  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    13 November 2009

  • DirectingOren Moverman
  • Budget

    $6,500,000.00

  • Revenue

    $1,595,417.00

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