The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) movie poster

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

Joan of Arc
ThumbScore
👍 87%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 42%
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Director
Runtime
2h 38m
Country
France
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.4/10 (1,571 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
31%
Metacritic
54

Cast

Milla Jovovich as Joan of Arc · 71% avg
John Malkovich as Charles VII · 69% avg
Faye Dunaway as Yolande of Aragon · 72% avg
Dustin Hoffman as Joan's conscience · 75% avg
Pascal Greggory as The Duke of Alençon · 76% avg
Vincent Cassel as Gilles de Rais · 73% avg
Tchéky Karyo as Jean de Dunois · 74% avg
Richard Ridings as La Hire

Is The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc good?

Yes. 87% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 42%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#169 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#20 / 103 · 1999
Rank among its director's films
#5 / 16 · Luc Besson

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

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