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Kill the Messenger
Kill the Messenger
Director:Michael Cuesta
Overview:
A 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.
Release:
2014 / 10 / 09
Rating:
6.633
Genres & Subgenres:
Detective
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Tags:
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 García
as
Norwin Meneses
Paz Vega
as
Coral Baca
Michael Kenneth Williams
as
Ricky Ross
Rosemarie DeWitt
as
Sue Webb
Tim Blake Nelson
as
Alan Fenster
Barry Pepper
as
Russell Dodson
Oliver Platt
as
Jerry Ceppos
Richard Schiff
as
Richard Zuckerman
Joshua Close
as
Rich Kline
Lucas Hedges
as
Ian Webb
Matt Lintz
as
Eric Webb
Gil Bellows
as
DEA Agent Miller
Steve Coulter
as
Anonymous Agent
Dan Futterman
as
Leo Wolinsky
Susan Walters
as
Los Angeles Times Editor
Rhoda Griffis
as
Female Anchor
Jen Harper
as
Ricky Ross Trial Judge