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Message from the King (2017) · CriticCrunch

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Message from the King

Movie2017·102 min

Message from the King

Directed by Fabrice Du Welz

Action Mystery Thriller

A action mystery film directed by Fabrice Du Welz.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 54%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.2/10

497 ratings

About Message from the King

On a relentless quest to avenge his sister's murder, a man from Cape Town infiltrates a sprawling network of lowlifes and elites in Los Angeles.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: grief and loss, sacrifice duty, survival of spirit, action combat, los angeles, urban, siblings, outsider misfit, reluctant hero, revenge quest, nonlinear flashback, undercover infiltration, drug trade, organized crime

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Details

Director: Fabrice Du Welz
Language: English

Cast

Chadwick Boseman, Luke Evans, Alfred Molina

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How Message from the King Ranks

All movies

Top 54%

2010s movies

Top 46%

Action movies

Top 57%

Fabrice Du Welz films#4 of 6

Top 54% All movies.

the vibe

Message from the King Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenseapproachableseriouspersonalheartfeltgrittytense

What it's about

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

revenge quest

nonlinear flashback

undercover infiltration

grief & loss

sacrifice duty

survival of spirit

outsider misfit

reluctant hero

siblings

action combat

drug trade

organized crime

Los Angeles

urban

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9