Kill The Messenger

Theatrical - Limited 2014-10-10

Cast Jeremy Renner Rosemarie DeWitt Andy Garcia Martin Sheen Barry Pepper Mary Elizabeth Winstead Paz Vega Ray Liotta Oliver Platt Tim Blake Nelson
Directed by Michael Cuesta
Written by Peter Landesman

Genres: Crime Drama Mystery

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Two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner stars as Gary Webb, the real-life dedicated reporter for The San Jose Mercury News, in this dramatic thriller. In the 1990s, Webb uncovered the Central Intelligence Agency’s role in importing cocaine into California that was... See more sold to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras rebel army. Supported by his wife and children, Webb pursued the story and went public with his evidence. When targeted for a vicious smear campaign by the CIA and rival journalists, Webb found himself fighting for his reputation and his family.

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