The Great Arch vs The Message
The Message has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.3/10 for The Great Arch). The Great Arch is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Great Arch
The Message| The Great Arch | The Message | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1976 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 3h 26m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Action, Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | – | Algeria |
| Director | Stéphane Demoustier | Moustapha Akkad |
| Main cast | Sidse Babett Knudsen, Alessandro Bressanello, Claes Bang, Michel Fau, Xavier Dolan | Damien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi |
Synopsis
The Great Arch
France, 1983. The biggest architectural competition in history is launched by the new socialist president, François Mitterrand. Coveted by all the biggest international architectural firms, the open-call competition is surprisingly won by an unknown: Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, an architecture teacher from Copenhagen. Until then, the fifty-year-old Dane had built only four buildings: his home, and three small chapels.
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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