The Messenger

The Messenger

Movie |

Bereavement | Wounded

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  • Genre(s): Drama, History, War
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Oren Moverman
  • Cast(s): Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, Samantha Morton See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 53min
  • Music: Nathan Larson
  • Award(s): AFI 2010 (Won)
    Oscar 2010 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: The Choral, Wolves of War
  • Story:
    Will Montgomery (Ben Foster), 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 (Woody Harrelson), to give notice to the families of fallen soldiers. The Sergeant is drawn to Olivia Pitterson (Samantha Morton), to whom he has delivered news of her husband’s death.
    Full Story
7.1/10
IMDb

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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
Will Montgomery (Ben Foster), 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 (Woody Harrelson), to give notice to the families of fallen soldiers. The Sergeant is drawn to Olivia Pitterson (Samantha Morton), to whom he has delivered news of her husband’s death.
Ratings

7.1/10

IMDb

AWARDS

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Won
AFI Award

Movie of the Year | 2010

Spotlight Award

2009 | Oren

Critics Award

2009 | Oren

Silver Berlin Bear Award

Best Screenplay | 2009 | Oren

Peace Film Award

2009 | Oren

WFCC Award

Best Actor | 2009 | Ben

Best Female Images in a Movie | 2009

NBR Award

Top Ten Films | 2009

Best Supporting Actor | 2009 | Woody

NYFCO Award

Top Films of the Year | 2009

VVFP Award

Best First Feature | 2009

Special Award

For and | 2009 | Woody

Feature Award

Best Picture | 2009 | Oren

SDFCS Award

Best Supporting Actress | 2009 | Samantha

CinEuphoria Award

Freedom of Expression Honorary Award | 2011 | Lawrence

Independent Spirit Award

Best Supporting Male | 2010 | Woody

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Nominations
Oscar Award

Best Writing Original Screenplay | 2010 | Oren

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | 2010 | Woody

Golden Globe Award

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | 2010 | Woody

NSFC Award

Best Supporting Actress | 2010 | Samantha

Evening Standard British Film Award

Best Actress | 2012 | Samantha

Independent Spirit Award

Best Screenplay | 2010 | Oren

Best First Feature | 2010 | Zach

Best Supporting Female | 2010 | Samantha

Humanitas Prize Award

Feature Film Category | 2010 | Oren

Cinema for Peace Award

Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year | 2010 | Oren

Most Valuable Film of the Year | 2010 | Oren

Critics Choice Award

Best Supporting Actress | 2010 | Samantha

Best Supporting Actor | 2010 | Woody

Saturn Award

Best ActionAdventureThriller Film | 2010

OFTA Film Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2010 | Woody

Best First Feature | 2010 | Oren

Best Actor | 2010 | Ben

COFCA Award

Actor of the Year | 2010 | Woody

Actor of the Year For | 2010 | Woody

Actor Award

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | 2010 | Woody

OFCS Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2010 | Woody

Gold Derby Film Award

Supporting Actor | 2010 | Woody

DFCS Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2009 | Woody

SLFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2009 | Woody

Best Director | 2009 | Oren

Best Actor | 2009 | Ben

Best Supporting Actress | 2009 | Samantha

Satellite Award

Best Motion Picture Drama | 2009

Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 2009 | Woody

AFCA Award

Best Film | 2009

SEFCA Award

Best Picture | 2009

Best Supporting Actor | 2009 | Woody

VVFP Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2009 | Woody

Best Supporting Actress | 2009 | Samantha

ICP Award

Best First Feature | 2009 | Oren

Best Supporting Performance | 2009 | Woody

SDFCS Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2009 | Woody

Best Actor | 2009 | Ben

HFCS Award

Best Supporting Actress | 2009 | Samantha

Best Supporting Actor | 2009 | Woody

WAFCA Award

Best Supporting Actress | 2009 | Samantha

Best Supporting Actor | 2009 | Woody

EDA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2009 | Woody

ACCA Award

Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 2009 | Woody

CFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2009 | Woody

DFWFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2009 | Woody

Gotham Independent Film Award

Breakthrough Actor | 2009 | Ben

BOX OFFICE

Budget 6,500,000 USD

Box Office Collection 1,595,417 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

The scene where Will (Ben Foster) and Olivia (Samantha Morton) speak to each other in her kitchen is eight minutes long and was shot in one take. Co-writer and director Oren Moverman allowed actors and actresses to improvise in certain scenes.

The soldiers in the film wear a unit patch with a large "22" on it. This is a fictional unit. The actual 22nd Infantry Division was a "Phantom Division" that never actually existed. It was created in World War II to fool German intelligence. The patch created is different from the one in the film, though.

Despite its critical acclaim and Oscar nominations, this movie didn't receive a theatrical release in the UK for nearly two years.

Co-writer and director Oren Moverman had wanted to have a scene with Will (Ben Foster) and Tony (Woody Harrelson) singing a song but couldn't decide which song to sing, and settled on "Home on the Range" after hearing the song being played from an ice cream truck while scouting locations. This is then paid homage to after Will's first notification when he's sitting in Will's car and an ice cream truck passes by playing "Home on the Range".

Sergeant Brian Scott, who was training to deploy to Iraq out of Fort Dix, New Jersey, and was a Technical Advisor on this film, was subsequently injured in an IED attack in Baghdad.

Popular Dialogues

"Captain Tony Stone: [walking to deliver the news to a wife that her husband has died] It could be worse. It could be Christmas."

"Captain Tony Stone: It should be in the next couple of blocks... Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery: We should just ask someone. Captain Tony Stone: No! First of all, *men* don't ask for directions. Much less soldiers."