What the cops can't do, he will.
A Denver reporter investigates the mass murder of a family of Mormons in rural Colorado.
Messenger of Death (1988) is a action, crime and thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson, released on September 16, 1988 with a runtime of 1h 31m. It stars Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere, Laurence Luckinbill and Daniel Benzali. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 104 ratings.
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Charles Bronson
as Garret Smith
Trish Van Devere
as Jastra Watson
Laurence Luckinbill
as Homer Foxx
Daniel Benzali
as Barney Doyle
Marilyn Hassett
as Josephine Fabrizio
Charles Dierkop
as Orville Beecham
Jeff Corey
as Willis Beecham
John Ireland
as Zenas Beecham
Penny Peyser
as Trudy Pike
Gene Davis
as Junior Assassin
John Solari
as Senior Assassin
Jon Cedar
as Saul
Directed by J. Lee Thompson, written by Rex Burns and Paul Jarrico, produced by Pancho Kohner.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 104 ratings.
"Messenger of Death" harks back to a period in Charles Bronson's career when the films he selected to appear in were not almost exclusively preoccupied with the squalid and violent mean streets of "Death Wish" (1974) and the seemingly limitless stream of increasingly pale sequels and imitations it spawned. Bronson rarely participates in any of the action sequences in this film and the story is much stronger and…
Reviewed on February 12, 2024
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Messenger of Death (1988) is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel and MGM Plus, and to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Messenger of Death (1988) includes Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere, Laurence Luckinbill, Daniel Benzali and Marilyn Hassett. The film was directed by J. Lee Thompson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Messenger of Death was released on September 16, 1988 and runs for 1h 31m.
Messenger of Death (1988) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 104 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, crime and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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