Kill the Messenger vs The Countess
Kill the Messenger has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 5.9/10 for The Countess). The Countess is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 52m. The Countess is the older of the two (2009 against 2014). Both are drama, history, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Kill the Messenger
The Countess| Kill the Messenger | The Countess | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, History, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Cuesta | Julie Delpy |
| Main cast | Richard Schiff, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosemarie DeWitt | Frederick Lau, Anamaria Marinca, William Hurt, Sebastian Blomberg, Daniel Brühl |
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.
The Countess
Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.
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