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White Boy Rick
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White Boy Rick is a 2018 American drama and crime film directed by Yann Demange. The movie, which is set in Detroit during the 1980s, stars Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rory Cochrane, and Bruce Dern. It was produced by Darren Aronofsky, John Lesher, Julie Yorn, and Scott Franklin, with a screenplay by Steve Kloves. The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and released on video on demand.
The narrative focuses on Richard Wershe Jr., who is described as a street hustler, FBI informant, and drug kingpin before turning 16. The production involved Studio 8, Protozoa Pictures, LBI Productions, and Le Grisbi Productions, with a budget of 29000000. Music for the film was composed by Max Richter. The runtime is 111 minutes.
Critical reception includes a review score of 57%, an average rating of 6.1/10, and a score of 59/100. On IMDb, the film holds a rating of 6.5, while TMDb lists a vote average of 6.352. The film generated revenue of 25957482. Keywords associated with the work include war on drugs, drug trafficking, and being based on a true story.
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Film · TMDB
6.4The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Cast
- Matthew McConaughey as Richard Wershe Sr.
- Richie Merritt as Richard 'Ricky' Wershe Jr.
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Alex Snyder
- Bel Powley as Dawn Wershe
- RJ Cyler as Rudell Boo Curry
- Rory Cochrane as Agent Byrd
Themes
- war on drugs
- drug trafficking
- fbi
- based on true story
- informant
- detroit, michigan
- 1980s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Richard Wershe Jr.
- Director
- Yann Demange
- Screenwriter
- Steve Kloves
- Cast member
- Piper Laurie
- Composer
- Max Richter
- Producer
- Julie Yorn
- Narrative location
- Detroit
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 623716
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.whiteboyrick.movie
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- title
- White Boy Rick
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- publication date
- 2018-12-07
- set in period
- 1980s
- Commons category
- White Boy Rick
- social media followers
- 1630
- review score
- 59/100
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