Film1999158 min

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Name: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Released: 1999
Duration: 158 min
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, John Malkovich, Vincent Cassel

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramahistorywarpoliticalhistoricalbiographyfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, weighty war film, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 1,067 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

In 1429 a teenage girl from a remote French village stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. Following her mission to reclaim god's diminished kingdom - through her amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.

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