Kill the Messenger vs The Untouchables
The Untouchables has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Kill the Messenger). Kill the Messenger is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 1h 59m. The Untouchables is the older of the two (1987 against 2014). Both are crime, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Kill the Messenger
The Untouchables| Kill the Messenger | The Untouchables | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 1987 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, History, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Cuesta | Brian De Palma |
| Main cast | Richard Schiff, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosemarie DeWitt | Patricia Clarkson, Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García |
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 Untouchables
Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.
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