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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

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In 1429, a French teenager 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. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death. From TMDB

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  • Dawn of The Discs @dawnofthediscsnews.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 12, 2025

    Coming to 4K UHD 11/11 LUC BESSON 9-MOVIE COLLECTION (1983 – 2005) 4K UHD/BLU-RAY *LE DERNIER COMBAT *SUBWAY 4K *THE BIG BLUE 4K + DIRECTORS CUT *LA FEMME NIKITA 4K *ATLANTIS *LÉON: THE PROFESSIONAL 4K *THE FIFTH ELEMENT 4K *THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC 4K *ANGEL-A #FilmSky

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  • DrJessieNYC @jessienyc.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2025

    re-watching “Kill the Messenger” about how the CIA sold drugs to fund an illegal war in Central America en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_th...

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  • mtsw @mtsw.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 1, 2024

    Keep hearing people talk about THE MESSENGER. My take? John Malkovich was too old to play Charles VII but otherwise a decent movie

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  • Mackenzie @mackenzievogt.netBluesky · Aug 20, 2026

    Birth of the Messenger 📷 Minolta STsi, Maxxum 28-135mm f/4, Orange Filter 🎞️ Ilford HP5+ #photography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

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  • Novika🎃 (COMMISSIONS OPEN) @thenovika.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 22, 2025

    woke up remembering The Messenger, that Milla Jovovich film about Joan of Arc. it's on youtube on it's entirety I don't know why I watched it as a kid but loved it. watching it now and I still really like it but it's also kinda goofy lmao

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  • Joe "I'm a Zeppo Marxist" Bacon @josephebacon.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 27, 2025

    He was also instrumental in letting the Contras flood South Central Los Angeles with cocaine. Gary Webb exposed what he did and the New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times conspired to cover up North's crimes and destroy Webb. See the movie KILL THE MESSENGER for what really happened!

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  • Nicole Winchester 📚 @nicolewinchester.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2025

    #pretendpanel #writingcommunity #writers #authors #writesky I think the only way The Messenger would go south as a movie would be if a Christian-leaning production company got a hold of it and totally changed the message. Even then it would still get people to read the book, so...

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  • Aah BOOO Rah, Scary PDX Stereotype @acjaggard.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2024

    Researching cults, as one does, and came across this absolute legend. "MSG: The Messenger of God" (2015) is a self-funded, -starring, -directed, -edited, etc 191 minute "film". The reviews? "Three hours of torture so painful that you start laughing at yourself", "excruciatingly awful".

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  • Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 19, 2026

    There is a film called Kill the Messenger about it. A book called Dark Alliance Gary Webb. You can also read it here in this archive. archive.org/details/dark...

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  • natural passenger @snakedothandler.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2025

    we went out to see The Phantom Menace at midnight when it came out, but my mom saw how long the line was and turned around and took us home. I remember just as we left, before my dad turned the TV off, I saw a commercial for the Milla Jovovich Joan of Arc movie The Messenger.

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  • Nicole Winchester 📚 @nicolewinchester.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2025

    #pretendpanel #writers #authors #writesky A bit late for this one. Yes, that's the dream, I'd absolutely want The Messenger to get optioned! It's very cinematic in its scope. I imagine it as a movie as it plays out in my head. Hell, I even fan-casted movie stars as the main characters!

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  • robinquivers.bsky.social @robinquivers.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2024

    I watched The Messenger (Joan of Arc) last night. Pre LOTR standard for battle scenes but they still were pretty good. For a movie of this magnitude from '99 - 25 yrs ago - it holds up surprisingly well.

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  • Atomic Carnival Books @atomiccarnival.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 24, 2023

    Having mostly survived Year One, we're looking ahead to Year Two, with plans for three new anthologies. The tentative frontrunners are Eat the Rich: rich fucks getting *literally* eaten Watch the Skies: B-movie alien invasion vibes Kill the Messenger: an antho of bad news Thoughts? Feelings?

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  • 𝔻𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚛𝚎 @deathxdesire.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 21, 2025

    The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ: ʟᴜᴄ ʙᴇssᴏɴ #film #movies #cinema #filmsky

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  • Joe "I'm a Zeppo Marxist" Bacon @josephebacon.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 27, 2025

    He was also instrumental in letting the Contras flood South Central Los Angeles with cocaine. Gary Webb exposed what he did and the New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times conspired to cover up North's crimes and destroy Webb. See the movie KILL THE MESSENGER for what really happened!

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  • leave them kids alone! @leavethemkidsalone.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 22, 2025

    Kill the Messenger is an excellent example of a movie containing not nearly enough Michael Sheen that still manages to be a movie very much worth watching.

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  • Davis Madole @titangoji.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 21, 2025

    The Messenger (2003); dir. Ryuhei Kitamura Less of a short film, more of a mood piece. And a real neat one at that.

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  • Acrobatic Flea @acrobaticflea.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 28, 2026

    Today's film review (if you can call it that) on the blog is Luc Besson's bio-pic of Joan of Arc, The Messenger: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2026/08/joan...

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  • Brian Morans @whpshw.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 14, 2026

    Speaking of Mill Jovovich - The Messenger, the Luc Besson movie where she plays Joan of Arc.

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  • Michael Hiltzik @hiltzikm.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 20, 2026

    Thee was even a movie, “Kill the Messenger,” about the narrative and how it destroyed Webb, though it treated the series as a lot more credible than it was..

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  • KAYHAN LIFE @kayhanlife.comBluesky · May 28, 2026

    Nasser Ovissi, a prominent Iranian painter whose imagery is rooted in Persian iconography — is the subject of a new movie directed by Alexander Kwanje titled “The Messenger of Joy.” The documentary will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival kayhanlife.com/news/iran/ar...

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  • jbaileywrites @jbaileywrites.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 23, 2025

    I remember him. The journalist who figured it all out. I didn’t know he’d “committed suicide,” though. I found a film about him called “Kill the Messenger.” I’ll have to watch it. Thanks.

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  • Jack Kost @jackkost.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 27, 2025

    On this day in movie history: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc directed by Luc Besson released October 27, 1999. Cast: Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Andrew Birkin, Jane Valentine, Vincent Cassel, Pascal Greggory, Gina McKee, Tchéky Karyo. #Historical

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  • Mr. Austin @misteraustin.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 12, 2025

    did more digging and found a pic with a DVD rack that had copies of The Messenger (1999) and Head of State (2003) and a Smurfs movie but too blurry to see which one

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  • CharlieBrowne @refugeefromx.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 2, 2025

    New movie. Shoot the Messenger. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b... Gift Article

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  • Mid-Life Crisis Taskforce Podcast @mlctaskforce.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 24, 2025

    Commentary/Movie Riff of The Messenger (1986) #podcast #movies #bmovies #actionfilm

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  • 𝔻𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚛𝚎 @deathxdesire.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 21, 2025

    The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ: ʟᴜᴄ ʙᴇssᴏɴ #film #movies #cinema #filmsky

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  • JC-Boomer 🇺🇸 @jc-boomer.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 16, 2024

    The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (The first movie I seen Milla Jovovich in, and... it blew me away.) www.imdb.com/title/tt0151...

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  • Chris “Chance!” Brown @chancesecond.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 17, 2024

    I am standing here very much wondering what differences this will have from The Messenger, which is an equally crazy concept for a film about Joan of Arc

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  • Sacrifice! At the Harvest Festival @theharvestmaid.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 24, 2026

    The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). Saw it in the theater and hated it from the opening scene, never got better as the movie went on. Histrionic, dour, boring, and overlong.

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  • Chris Kalohn @chriskalohn.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 17, 2026

    The Messenger (Joan of Arc). Only movie I've ever walked out of, and almost 30 years later I hate that movie with a passion. Milla Jovovich earned the HELL out of her Razzie.

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  • Kootenay Greg @kootenaygreg.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2026

    Bluesky killed the link. There is a film called Kill the Messenger too

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  • Nate Raymond @nateraymond.bsky.socialBluesky · May 24, 2026

    Starting Movie No. 6: "Kill the Messenger."

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 25, 2026

    The (movie) The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc 1080p (iTunes)(US) $4.99 (History) (iMDB) 6.6 Cast: Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Pascal Greggory, Richard Ridings

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 4, 2026

    The (movie) The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc 1080p (iTunes)(US) $4.99 (History) (iMDB) 6.6 Cast: Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Pascal Greggory, Richard Ridings

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  • wesuckatparties @wesuckatparties.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2026

    I was scratching my head wondering where he was in the movie, but I was thinking of The Recruit w/ Pacino and Farrell. He's solid in Dahmer/Senior Trip/Kill the Messenger.

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  • Chris Has Opinions @reclaimingchris.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 12, 2026

    The movie “Kill the Messenger” was a real eye opener about how the CIA played a role in getting crack cocaine into LA.

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  • Matthew "Spooky" Stienberg 🦇🎃 @matthewstien.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2026

    "Medieval tomboy" just makes me think of the depiction of Joan of Arc in the film "The Messenger"

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  • Paul Ferguson @fergdawg.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 6, 2026

    This evening's film selection: "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc" (1999) starring Milla Jovovich and John Malkovich. www.imdb.com/title/tt0151...

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  • GinaInTheBurg ❌👑🇺🇦🌊 @ginaintheburg.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2026

    Old enough to recall #IranContra scandal & "Dark Alliance" story. Then "Kill the Messenger” - book by Nick Schou, then the movie, abt Gary Webb & his “Dark Alliance” series: “The #CIA...were protecting and turning a blind eye to the people...flooding the inner city with these #drugs." 1 #Venezuela

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  • reesehuffman.bsky.social @reesehuffman.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 20, 2025

    If specifically interested in documentaries that focus on the CIA/origins of the crack epidemic, maybe try: 1)“Freeway: Crack in the System” (2015); 2) Conspiracy…Secret Heartbeat of America: the CIA and Drugs” (1999); 3) “America’s War on Drugs” (2017); and 4) a film: “Kill the Messenger” (2014).

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  • Jaquazia Wilson @jwilson051998.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 13, 2025

    Happy 26th Anniversary To Both Anywhere But Here And Dogma, The Messenger The Story Of Joan Of Arc And The English Dub Version Of Pokémon The First Movie That Were Both First Released On This Date November 12th 1999 in Theaters

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  • JustOkayThanks @justokaythanks.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 3, 2025

    NGL - i loved Milla Jovovic in The Messenger and I think this film makes a strong case for why she would have been easy to follow into war 🤷‍♂️

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  • Cybel Martin ASC @cybeldp.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 28, 2025

    Whenever those more recent films are made, I try to see them. But it doesn't seem like anyone else does. First film that came to mind was "Kill the Messenger"

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  • Eclipse @eclipse112.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 6, 2025

    There are two great ones, imo. You have The Messenger by Luc Besson from 1999 and the Passion of Joan of Arc from 1928. I don't know if you like silent films but the Passion of Joan of Arc is a beautiful, haunting film that I watched once and will never watch again. Same with the Messenger. They

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  • 𝙱𝚕𝚎𝚞 (𝐵𝑜𝑜!) 🏳️‍🌈 👻 🎃 @heybleu.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 26, 2025

    I honestly don't know how...lol. It's a very spiritual process for me, when composing. I once was watching a Joan d'Arc movie and was so moved, I immediately went to my keyboard and composed a song called "The Messenger" inspired by her. I mostly wrote instrumentals. Wanted to be a film composer.

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  • bill @halcyonfeature.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 25, 2025

    great film, mine is The Messenger (if they haven't seen Hell or Highwater) just because he is finally giving full reigns

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  • Born Elder Ent 🟦 🖇️📎 @bornelderent.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2025

    The movie based on Webb's book (Dark Alliance) is titled "Kill the Messenger" and stars Jeremy Renner

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  • Steve King♿️ @stevemking.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 9, 2025

    Is The Messenger a great or even a good film? Nope. Does it have the perfect One Sheet and am I in possession of it? Yes

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  • farce majeure @hongpong.bsky.socialBluesky · May 3, 2025

    he pushed very hard on supporting & playing the lead in the only big feature film about the CIA cocaine pipeline and Gary Webb, Kill the Messenger, 2014, so i think he's alright m.imdb.com/title/tt1216...

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  • Laura76574 @laura76574.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 4, 2025

    Kill the Messenger was a really good movie too.

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  • Amy Wren @amywrensayswhat.comBluesky · Dec 30, 2024

    Amy Wren's 100 Films of 2014, Third Edition Eh It's Okay, I Guess, Continued: 61. Kill the Messenger (-3) 60. Laggies (-3) 59. A Most Wanted Man (+15) 58. Dear White People (-4) 📽️

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  • 『D4C』 @d4c2005.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 29, 2024

    This is The Messenger, the main antagonist of the 2062 film Realmwalkers VIII: The Black Winter (2062). Yes, I actually do plan things that far ahead. No, I do not expect those plans to play out even remotely close to how I’ve laid them out.

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  • Carlo 🇵🇷 • The Movie Loot @thiefcgt.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 10, 2024

    2010s: Another timely one. Based in real life reporter Gary Webb. Tragic and tragically relevant. My ★★★★½ review of Kill the Messenger on Letterboxd boxd.it/5bj8P

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  • julian/juliette @julianet.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 19, 2024

    They made that movie back in the 1970’s. It’s called “The Messenger”. Interesting film because the Prophet shouldn’t be portrayed in art it’s shot in first person with the camera as Mohammed.

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  • Chris “Chance!” Brown @chancesecond.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 19, 2024

    Rewatching The Messenger and it’s absolutely a Luc Besson film where a 10 year old girl finds a sword in a field and hallucinates she has the divine mandate

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  • "Horrifying Monster" Ella Tailor 🎃🎃 $310/$700 @garaktailor.comBluesky · Sep 17, 2024

    I havent seen it since it came out but does The Messenger with Mila still hold up as like the only Joan of Arc movie we need?

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  • Mayfair Theatre @mayfairtheatre.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 28, 2024

    His Three Daughters - Ottawa Premiere the week of September 6! 4/4 Stars! “A heartbreakingly good movie” (Watch List) “a remarkable drama…It is a humble masterpiece. ” (The Messenger) “moving and powerful…a major accomplishment” (RogerEbert.com) mayfairtheatre.ca/movie/his-th...

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  • Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2026

    Faye Dunaway (Best Actress, 1976, NETWORK), THE MESSENGER is a modern take on a medieval saint who enthralls people even today. Special Features and Technical Specs: DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF TWO VERSIONS OF THE FILM:

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Sep 27, 2026

    🎬 The Top 4 Comedy Movies Released on September 27! What's your fave? 1. The White Sheik 2. Empire Waist 3. Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger 4. La Ronde 61 #Comedy movies released today: https://todayinmovies.com/genres/sep-27#comedy #FilmSky

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Joan of Arc
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