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Kill the Messenger

Can you keep a national secret?

  • Movie
  • 2014
  • R
  • 1h 52m

Directed by Michael Cuesta

6.6

TMDB audience rating
6.6 out of 10 from 958 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Jeremy Renner

    Jeremy RennerGary Webb

  • Mary Elizabeth Winstead

    Mary Elizabeth WinsteadAnna Simons

  • Michael Sheen

    Michael SheenFred Weil

  • Ray Liotta

    Ray LiottaJohn Cullen

  • Robert Patrick

    Robert PatrickRonny Quail

  • Andy Garcia

    Andy GarciaNorwin Meneses

  • Paz Vega

    Paz VegaCoral Baca

  • Michael Kenneth Williams

    Michael Kenneth WilliamsRicky Ross

  • Rosemarie DeWitt

    Rosemarie DeWittSue Webb

  • Tim Blake Nelson

    Tim Blake NelsonAlan Fenster

  • Barry Pepper

    Barry PepperRussell Dodson

  • Oliver Platt

    Oliver PlattJerry Ceppos

  • Richard Schiff

    Richard SchiffRichard Zuckerman

  • Jena Sims

    Jena SimsQuail's Girlfriend

  • Joshua Close

    Joshua CloseRich Kline

  • Yul Vazquez

    Yul VazquezDanilo Blandon

  • Lucas Hedges

    Lucas HedgesIan Webb

  • Matt Lintz

    Matt LintzEric Webb

Director
Michael Cuesta
Writer
Peter Landesman, Gary Webb and Nick Schou
Music
Nathan Johnson
Cinematography
Sean Bobbitt