Detroit vs Kill the Messenger
Detroit has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.6/10 for Kill the Messenger). Kill the Messenger is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 23m. Kill the Messenger is the older of the two (2014 against 2017). Both are crime, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Detroit
Kill the Messenger| Detroit | Kill the Messenger | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2014 |
| Length | 2h 23m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History, Thriller | Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Michael Cuesta |
| Main cast | Anthony Mackie, Joseph David-Jones, John Krasinski, John Boyega, Will Poulter | Richard Schiff, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosemarie DeWitt |
Synopsis
Detroit
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
Kill the Messenger
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
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