---
title: 'The Messenger (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Oren Moverman'
released: '2009-01-19'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-messenger-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790712/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Messenger (2009)

2009 · 113 min · Drama, War, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Messenger is a 2009 American independent war film starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Steve Buscemi, and Jena Malone. It is the directorial debut of Oren Moverman, who also wrote the screenplay with Alessandro Camon. The film follows a pair of United States Army casualty notification officers and the effects of their difficult work on their personal lives and each other.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Oren Moverman](https://cinepixo.com/people/oren-moverman)
- **Screenplay:** [Oren Moverman](https://cinepixo.com/people/oren-moverman), [Alessandro Camon](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-camon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nathan Larson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathan-larson)
- **Producer:** [Mark Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-gordon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bobby Bukowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-bukowski)
- **Editor:** [Alexander Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-hall)

## Cast

- [Jena Malone](https://cinepixo.com/people/jena-malone)
- [Carl Anthony Payne II](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-anthony-payne-ii)
- [Woody Harrelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/woody-harrelson)
- [Merritt Wever](https://cinepixo.com/people/merritt-wever)
- [Brendan Sexton III](https://cinepixo.com/people/brendan-sexton-iii)
- [Eamonn Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/eamonn-walker)
- [Gaius Charles](https://cinepixo.com/people/gaius-charles)
- [Fiona Dourif](https://cinepixo.com/people/fiona-dourif)
- [Peter Friedman](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-friedman)
- [Jeremy Strong](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-strong)
- [Michael Chernus](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-chernus)
- [Yaya DaCosta](https://cinepixo.com/people/yaya-dacosta)
- [Halley Feiffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/halley-feiffer)
- [Ben Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-foster)
- [Samantha Morton](https://cinepixo.com/people/samantha-morton)

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Official site: http://www.themessengermovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-messenger-2009
Film facts: Wikidata (Q466358); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.