Kill the Messenger
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Film · TMDB
6.6A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
Released: 2014-10-09112 minDir: Michael CuestaCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History
Cast
- Jeremy Renner as Gary Webb
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Anna Simons
- Michael Sheen as Fred Weil
- Ray Liotta as John Cullen
- Robert Patrick as Ronny Quail
- Andy Garcia as Norwin Meneses
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.9/10
49,841 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
76%
Metacritic
60/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 8 September 2014
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Michael Cuesta
- Screenwriter
- Gary Webb
- Cast member
- Richard Nixon
- Composer
- Nathan Johnson
- Cinematographer
- Sean Bobbitt
- Narrative location
- California
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Categories
2010s biographical films2010s mystery thriller films2014 American films2014 crime thriller films2014 English-language films2014 films2014 independent filmsAmerican biographical filmsAmerican crime thriller filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican mystery thriller filmsBiographical films about journalists