Messenger of Death

Messenger of Death

1988 · 91 min · EN · R · 6.1 (106 votes)
Dir. J. Lee Thompson · Starring Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere, Laurence Luckinbill, Daniel Benzali, Marilyn Hassett, Charles Dierkop · Music Robert O. Ragland

“What the cops can't do, he will.”

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A Denver reporter investigates the mass murder of a family of Mormons in rural Colorado.

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A grim, determined pursuit of truth in a world of shadows. This film feels like a classic 80s crime thriller, where a lone investigator navigates a dangerous web of deceit to uncover a brutal truth. It's a tense, gritty ride.

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