# Message from the King (2017)

> A determined outsider turns a missing-sister investigation into a brutal reckoning with Los Angeles's criminal underworld.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/184588

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Action, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Fabrice Du Welz
- Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Luke Evans, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, Natalie Martinez, Chris Mulkey, Drew Powell, Jonno Roberts
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1712192/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brooding, tense, violent, late night thriller viewing, crime movie marathon

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