Is Kill the Messenger sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Kill the Messenger end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Kill the Messenger easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Kill the Messenger scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Kill the Messenger violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Kill the Messenger

Name: Kill the Messenger
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History
Released: 2014
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Sheen, Ray Liotta, Robert Patrick

Can you keep a national secret?

Directed by Michael Cuesta

Produced by The Combine, Focus Features

2014112 min6.6 / 10

A grim, intellectually rigorous account of institutional betrayal and personal destruction, driven by investigative journalism and the paranoia of a man hunted by powerful forces.

A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.

Clusters

Realistic Injustice Dramas Movies About Institutional Injustice Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Complicity Under Pressure American City Movies

Genres

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller History

Keywords

Central Intelligence Agency (cia)Drug Trafficking Biography Crack Cocaine Government Conspiracy Investigative Journalism American Journalist San Jose, California

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Questions people ask

Is Kill the Messenger sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Kill the Messenger end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Kill the Messenger easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Kill the Messenger scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Kill the Messenger violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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