Kill the Messenger (2014)

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"Can you keep a national secret?"

Movie · 2014 · 1h 52m · Released · Rated R · Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History

Synopsis

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

  • 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
  • Paz Vega as Coral Baca
  • Michael Kenneth Williams as Ricky Ross
  • Rosemarie DeWitt as Sue Webb
  • Tim Blake Nelson as Alan Fenster

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