If you loved Trance, try Kill the Messenger

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the dread, slow burn mood tags, and they sit in Crime / Mystery / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to Trance, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

dreadslow burn

What Kill the Messenger is

San Jose. Late summer. Typewriter keys. A lone reporter connects a few dots between Nicaragua, crack cocaine, and the US government. Soon the phone is ringing, his family is threatened, and his reputation dissolves. Paranoia's grip tightens. Cuesta's work is a solid entry in the post-All the President's Men muckraker cycle.

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