Denial vs The Message

The Message has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.9/10 for Denial). Denial is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2016). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Denial posterDenial2016 VS The Message posterThe Message1976
DenialThe Message
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 8.5/10
Year20161976
Length1h 49m3h 26m
GenresDrama, HistoryAction, Adventure, Drama, History
Country––
DirectorMick JacksonMoustapha Akkad
Main castMark Gatiss, Andrew Scott, Harriet Walter, Timothy Spall, Tom WilkinsonDamien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi

Synopsis

Denial

Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.

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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