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Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger

# Can you keep a national secret?
Crime   Drama   Mystery   Thriller
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 5,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English , Spanish
📆 Date Released: 2014-10-09
⌚ Running Time: 112 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.6

Beloved Cast

Jeremy Renner original image
Gary Webb
Jeremy Renner
Mary Elizabeth Winstead original image
Anna Simons
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Michael Sheen original image
Fred Weil
Michael Sheen
Ray Liotta original image
John Cullen
Ray Liotta
Robert Patrick original image
Ronny Quail
Robert Patrick
Andy García original image
Norwin Meneses
Andy García
Paz Vega original image
Coral Baca
Paz Vega
Michael Kenneth Williams original image
Ricky Ross
Michael Kenneth Williams
Rosemarie DeWitt original image
Sue Webb
Rosemarie DeWitt
Tim Blake Nelson original image
Alan Fenster
Tim Blake Nelson
Barry Pepper original image
Russell Dodson
Barry Pepper
Oliver Platt original image
Jerry Ceppos
Oliver Platt
Richard Schiff original image
Richard Zuckerman
Richard Schiff
Jena Sims original image
Quail's Girlfriend
Jena Sims
Joshua Close original image
Rich Kline
Joshua Close
Yul Vazquez original image
Danilo Blandon
Yul Vazquez
Lucas Hedges original image
Ian Webb
Lucas Hedges
Matt Lintz original image
Eric Webb
Matt Lintz
Gil Bellows original image
DEA Agent Miller
Gil Bellows
Steve Coulter original image
Anonymous Agent
Steve Coulter
Dan Futterman original image
Leo Wolinsky
Dan Futterman
Susan Walters original image
Los Angeles Times Editor
Susan Walters
David de Vries original image
Washington Post Editor
David de Vries
David Lee Garver original image
Doug Farah
David Lee Garver
Rhoda Griffis original image
Female Anchor
Rhoda Griffis
Jen Harper original image
Ricky Ross Trial Judge
Jen Harper
David Alessi original image
DEA Agent (uncredited)
David Alessi
Grace Baine original image
Reporter Washington Post (uncredited)
Grace Baine
Shaira Barton original image
DC Business Woman (uncredited)
Shaira Barton
Nancy Reagan original image
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nancy Reagan
Parker Douglas original image
Christine Webb
Parker Douglas

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