The Messenger (2009)

Name: The Messenger
Released: 2009

Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Stone, to give notice to the families of fallen soldiers. The Sergeant is drawn to Olivia Pitterson, to whom he has delivered news of her husband’s death.

Genres: Drama, Romance, War

What to watch after The Messenger

Remember Me (2010) — Same feel: emotional, sad
Tears of the Sun (2003) — Same feel: serious, emotional
The Survivor (2021) — Ben Foster appears in both
The War (1994) — Same feel: serious, emotional
Brothers (2009)
Lone Survivor (2013)