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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc · LeviOsa

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AdventureDramaAction2h 38m

🍅32%

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32%

Tomatometer

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58%

Popcornmeter

6.4

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Storyline

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.

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Details

DirectorLuc Besson

ReleasedOct 27, 1999

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$85M

Revenue

$67M

Parental guideRUS

Studio

Gaumont

Cast

Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich

Joan of Arc

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Charles VII

Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway

Yolande of Aragon

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Joan's conscience

Pascal Greggory

Pascal Greggory

The Duke of Alençon

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

Gilles de Rais

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Jean de Dunois

Richard Ridings

Richard Ridings

La Hire

Desmond Harrington

Desmond Harrington

Aulon

Timothy West

Timothy West

Cauchon

Rab Affleck

Rab Affleck

Comrade

Stéphane Algoud

Stéphane Algoud

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Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

3 fresh · 4 rotten

Critics consensus

“The heavy-handed narrative collapses under its own weight.”

32% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Kevin Maher

RTThe Times (UK)Jul 31, 2026

The film’s greatest strength is that it leaves the viewer in a state of comfortable agitation, not knowing whether Joan was a charlatan or a saint, a visionary or a madwoman.

D

Desson Thomson

RTWashington PostJan 1, 2000

Like its almost-demented heroine, The Messenger is unnervingly consumed with energy.

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Charles Taylor

RTSalon.comJan 1, 2000

I've never left a Luc Besson movie not thinking that the guy has Froot Loops for brains.

C

Chuck Klosterman

RTAkron Beacon JournalOct 30, 2023

Parts of The Messenger are downright inspiring. Unfortunately, other parts are accidently funny, and a few are simply boring. This is ultimately a sprawling fiasco with a few glimmers of greatness.

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Information

Title

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Released

Oct 27, 1999

Rated

R

Region of Origin

France

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 38m

Status

Released

Studio

Gaumont

To Kill a King