Kill the Messenger vs Patriots Day
Patriots Day has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Kill the Messenger). Kill the Messenger is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 13m. Kill the Messenger is the older of the two (2014 against 2016). Both are crime, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Kill the Messenger
Patriots Day| Kill the Messenger | Patriots Day | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 2h 13m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Cuesta | Peter Berg |
| Main cast | Richard Schiff, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosemarie DeWitt | Rachel Brosnahan, Kevin Bacon, Melissa Benoist, Michelle Monaghan, Jimmy O. Yang |
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.
Patriots Day
In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the Boston Marathon bombers before they strike again.
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