The Message vs The Physician
The Message has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.3/10 for The Physician). The Physician is the shorter watch at 2h 35m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2013). Both are adventure, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Message
The Physician| The Message | The Physician | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1976 | 2013 |
| Length | 3h 26m | 2h 35m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, History | Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Moustapha Akkad | Philipp Stölzl |
| Main cast | Damien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi | Ben Kingsley, Olivier Martinez, Stellan Skarsgård, Tom Payne, Emma Rigby |
Synopsis
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.
The Physician
England, 1021. Rob Cole, a boy born in a miserable mining town, swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.
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