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Kill the Messenger
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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, HistoryBudget: $5.0MBox office: $5.2M
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
Themes
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- drug trafficking
- biography
- crack cocaine
- government conspiracy
- investigative journalism
- american journalist
- san jose, california
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
49,841 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
76%
Metacritic
60/100
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total
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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
- Producer
- Scott Stuber
- Cinematographer
- Sean Bobbitt
- Narrative location
- California
- Filming location
- Georgia
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 936293
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.focusfeatures.com/kill_the_messenger
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- publication date
- 2014-09-08
- title
- Kill the Messenger
- executive producer
- Peter Landesman
- characters
- Gary Webb
- set in period
- 1990s
- review score
- 60/100
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