EO vs The Message
The Message has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.5/10 for EO). EO is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2022). Both are adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
EO
The Message| EO | The Message | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 1976 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 3h 26m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama | Action, Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jerzy Skolimowski | Moustapha Akkad |
| Main cast | Lorenzo Zurzolo, Isabelle Huppert, Mateusz Kościukiewicz, Lolita Chammah, Sandra Drzymalska | Damien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi |
Synopsis
EO
The world is a mysterious place when seen through the eyes of an animal. EO, a grey donkey with melancholic eyes, meets good and bad people on his life’s path, experiences joy and pain, endures the wheel of fortune randomly turn his luck into disaster and his despair into unexpected bliss. But not even for a moment does he lose his innocence.
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.