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.
The Messenger has generally received positive reviews.
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The Messenger was released in 2009 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 671 reviews, giving The Messenger (2009) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 76% and users giving an average score of 78%.
With a score of 73%, The Messenger is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2009, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2009 with similar scores include films like Dogtooth, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire and Broken Embraces.
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