Kill the Messenger vs The Outfit
The Outfit has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Kill the Messenger). The Outfit is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 52m. Kill the Messenger is the older of the two (2014 against 2022). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Kill the Messenger | The Outfit | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Michael Cuesta | Graham Moore |
| Main cast | Richard Schiff, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosemarie DeWitt | Johnny Flynn, Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien, Nikki Amuka-Bird |
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 Outfit
Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.
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