Kill the Messenger vs The Professor and the Madman
The Professor and the Madman 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 4m. Kill the Messenger is the older of the two (2014 against 2019). Both are drama, history, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Kill the Messenger
The Professor and the Madman| Kill the Messenger | The Professor and the Madman | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Cuesta | Farhad Safinia |
| Main cast | Richard Schiff, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosemarie DeWitt | Mel Gibson, Eddie Marsan, Natalie Dormer, Jeremy Irvine, Ioan Gruffudd |
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 Professor and the Madman
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
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