The Messenger (2009) Reviews & Ratings

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The Messenger reviews

The Messenger holds a 6.8/10 average from 498 TMDB ratings.

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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