Pollock vs The Message
The Message has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.7/10 for Pollock). Pollock is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2000). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Pollock
The Message| Pollock | The Message | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1976 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 3h 26m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Action, Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ed Harris | Moustapha Akkad |
| Main cast | Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Tom Bower, Bud Cort | Damien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi |
Synopsis
Pollock
In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the…
The Message
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
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