The Messenger Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

In his most powerful performance to date, Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. When he finds himself drawn to Olivia (Samantha Morton), to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband's death, Will’s emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving and very human portrait of grief, friendship and survival.

Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Messenger.

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  Woody Harrelson

  Last Breath, Fly Me to the Moon

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  Ben Foster

  The Mechanic, Emancipation

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  Samantha Morton

  2073 , Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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  Jena Malone

  Pride & Prejudice, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2

Crew Behind the Film

The The Messenger behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Oren Moverman last directed The Dinner and Time Out of Mind. The film's writer Oren Moverman last wrote Human Capital and The Dinner.

Director

Oren Moverman

Screenwriters

Oren Moverman
Alessandro Camon

Additional Information

All Trailers

Official The Messenger movie trailers and clips.

Production Details

What we know about the The Messenger movie production.

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