The Messenger vs Your Eyes Tell
Your Eyes Tell has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.8/10 for The Messenger). The Messenger is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 3m. The Messenger is the older of the two (2009 against 2020). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Messenger
Your Eyes Tell| The Messenger | Your Eyes Tell | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oren Moverman | Takahiro Miki |
| Main cast | Steve Buscemi, Jena Malone, Gaius Charles, Dale Soules, Eamonn Walker | Kyosuke Yabe, Yoshinori Okada, Jun Fubuki, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Toru Nomaguchi |
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.
Your Eyes Tell
A tragic accident lead to Akari's blindness, but she clings to life and the smaller pleasures it can still afford her. She meets Rui and begins to talk to him. Rui was once a promising kickboxer, but something happened in his past. Akari's smile brings out a change in Rui. However, the two are connected in more than one way. Rui attempts to do what is right.
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