Bloody Sunday vs The Message

The Message has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.3/10 for Bloody Sunday). Bloody Sunday is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2002). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bloody Sunday posterBloody Sunday2002 VS The Message posterThe Message1976
Bloody SundayThe Message
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 8.5/10
Year20021976
Length1h 47m3h 26m
GenresDrama, HistoryAction, Adventure, Drama, History
Country–Algeria
DirectorPaul GreengrassMoustapha Akkad
Main castJames Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Farrell, Christopher Villiers, Allan GildeaDamien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi

Synopsis

Bloody Sunday

The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.

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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