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10 Best Movies Like The Messenger

If you loved The Messenger, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals

Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals

2025★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Messenger for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A democracy and a dictatorship. A presidential campaign and dirty money. War and death. When Nicolas Sarkozy affirmed in the press that “No one can make sense of it”, he was trying...

#2
Bikes vs Cars

Bikes vs Cars

2015★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Messenger for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: Climate, earth's resources, cities where the entire surface is consumed by the car. An ever-...

#3
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1

2008★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Messenger for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After nearly two decades of legendary criminal feats, making him France's most notorious criminal while simultaneously feeding his desire for media attention and public adoration, ...

#4
Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

1972★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Messenger for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs....

#5
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1989★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Messenger for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for...

#6
The Insider

The Insider

1999★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Messenger for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco....