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The Messenger

The Scars of War Will Last Forever.

  • Movie
  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 53m

Directed by Oren Moverman

6.7

TMDB audience rating
6.7 out of 10 from 508 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Ben Foster

    Ben FosterWill Montgomery

  • Woody Harrelson

    Woody HarrelsonTony Stone

  • Jena Malone

    Jena MaloneKelly

  • Eamonn Walker

    Eamonn WalkerStuart Dorsett

  • Samantha Morton

    Samantha MortonOlivia Pitterson

  • Steve Buscemi

    Steve BuscemiDale Martin

  • Dale Soules

    Dale SoulesCashier

  • Stevie Ray Dallimore

    Stevie Ray DallimoreKelly's Father

  • Michael Chernus

    Michael ChernusAlan

  • Yaya DaCosta

    Yaya DaCostaMonica Washington

  • Marceline Hugot

    Marceline HugotMrs. Flanigan

  • Lindsay Michelle NaderClaire

  • Gaius Charles

    Gaius CharlesRecruiter Brown

  • Brendan Sexton III

    Brendan Sexton IIIRecruiter Olson

  • Peter Francis James

    Peter Francis JamesDr. Grosso

  • Halley Feiffer

    Halley FeifferMarla Cohen

  • Peter Friedman

    Peter FriedmanMr. Cohen

  • Jeremy Strong

    Jeremy StrongReturning Soldier

Director
Oren Moverman
Writer
Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
Music
Nathan Larson
Cinematography
Bobby Bukowski