Belfast vs The Message
The Message has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.1/10 for Belfast). Belfast is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2021). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Belfast
The Message| Belfast | The Message | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 1976 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 3h 26m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Action, Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kenneth Branagh | Moustapha Akkad |
| Main cast | Colin Morgan, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Turlough Convery, Caitríona Balfe | Damien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi |
Synopsis
Belfast
Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.
The Message
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
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