The Messenger
2009 · 113 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 37,491 VOTES · DIR. Oren Moverman
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,148 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:38 Here. Right here. Just wait.
00:06:39 Sir?
00:09:46 You're representing the Secretary of the Army, not Will Montgomery.
00:14:12 First of all, men don't ask for directions, much less soldiers.
00:17:46 We can't do this right...
00:21:49 You got to think about it?
00:26:06 - You're not entitled to welfare... - I'm doing this.
00:30:35 I'm gonna prescribe something else.
00:35:32 But the Secretary of the Army extends his deepest sympathy to you...
00:40:19 Sit. Will you sit?
00:43:21 - You want to guess what it's for? - Ma'am...
00:47:39 You saw the shirt. She's got someone.
00:50:51 "Twenty-eight? You can't be 28. You're a beautiful man.
00:55:43 Mr. Vasquez, the Secretary of the Army has asked me to extend his deepest regret...
01:01:12 Oh, I must've left it on the microwave.
01:08:14 ...and I smelled it.
01:13:40 Oh, it's doing well. It's his pride and joy.
01:18:37 Just bring your bathing suit and your ACU's and the girls are totally into it.
01:22:45 I mean, that right there is half the reason why everybody's so angry, yeah?
01:26:47 Tony, this is Alan. Alan, Tony, groom-to-be.
01:32:28 Nah, this Dorsett will never let me go.
01:37:41 He had his hands up like this.
01:41:03 And we're not supposed to be up there...
10:00:00 she's got a man on the clothesline already.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,148
Dialogue density10.2 lines / min
First line00:01:38
Final line10:00:00
Production Record
DirectorOren Moverman
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6,500,000
Revenue$1,595,417
IMDb votes37,491