The Messenger vs Young Hearts
Young Hearts has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.8/10 for The Messenger). Young Hearts is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 53m. The Messenger is the older of the two (2009 against 2024). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Messenger
Young Hearts| The Messenger | Young Hearts | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oren Moverman | Anthony Schatteman |
| Main cast | Steve Buscemi, Jena Malone, Gaius Charles, Dale Soules, Eamonn Walker | Lou Goossens, Marius De Saeger, Geert Van Rampelberg, Emilie De Roo, Dirk van Dijck |
Synopsis
The Messenger
Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Stone, to give notice to the families of fallen soldiers. The Sergeant is drawn to Olivia Pitterson, to whom he has delivered news of her husband’s death.
Young Hearts
14-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets his new neighbour of the same age, Alexander, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.
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