In the Line of Fire vs Kill the Messenger
In the Line of Fire has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.6/10 for Kill the Messenger). Kill the Messenger is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 8m. In the Line of Fire is the older of the two (1993 against 2014). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In the Line of Fire
Kill the Messenger| In the Line of Fire | Kill the Messenger | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2014 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Wolfgang Petersen | Michael Cuesta |
| Main cast | Gary Cole, Dylan McDermott, Gregory Alan Williams, Tobin Bell, Clint Eastwood | Richard Schiff, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosemarie DeWitt |
Synopsis
In the Line of Fire
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.
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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