Kill the Messenger vs Mystic River
Mystic River has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.6/10 for Kill the Messenger). Kill the Messenger is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 18m. Mystic River is the older of the two (2003 against 2014). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Kill the Messenger
Mystic River| Kill the Messenger | Mystic River | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Michael Cuesta | Clint Eastwood |
| Main cast | Richard Schiff, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosemarie DeWitt | Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney |
Synopsis
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.
Mystic River
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
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