Selma vs The Message
The Message has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.4/10 for Selma). Selma is the shorter watch at 2h 7m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2014). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Selma
The Message| Selma | The Message | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 1976 |
| Length | 2h 7m | 3h 26m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Action, Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ava DuVernay | Moustapha Akkad |
| Main cast | Colman Domingo, LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Common, Carmen Ejogo | Damien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi |
Synopsis
Selma
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
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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