Kill the Messenger

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Original title: Kill the Messenger
Year: 2014
Running time: 112 min.
Country: United States
Director: Michael Cuesta
Screenwriter: Peter Landesman. Book: Nick Schou, Gary Webb
Music: Nathan Johnson
Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ray Liotta, Michael Sheen, Barry Pepper, Andy García, Rosemarie Dewitt, Richard Schiff, Tim Blake Nelson, Oliver Platt, Paz Vega, Michael K. Williams, Gil Bellows, Lucas HedgesSee 4 More
Producer: Focus Features, Bluegrass Films, The Combine
Genre: Drama. Thriller | 1990s. Drugs. Journalism. Based On A True Story
Synopsis: A dramatic thriller based on the remarkable true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation’s streets…and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications. His journey takes him from the prisons of California to the villages of Nicaragua to the highest corridors of power in Washington, D.C. – and draws the kind of attention that threatens not just his career, but his family and his life.

Critics' reviews

"Renner appears completely immersed in his role and when the clouds of doubt accumulate and the man becomes a professional pariah, it's a painful thing to see."

Todd McCarthy: The Hollywood Reporter
"Jeremy Renner gives his best performance since 'The Hurt Locker' in this assiduous, engrossing drama about the late investigative reporter Gary Webb."

Andrew Barker: Variety
"'Kill the Messenger' is an intriguing, chilling and briskly paced film. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"'Kill the Messenger' tries to be the 'JFK' of crack, but offers only shrill self-righteousness to answer the crazed energy of Oliver Stone’s masterpiece of deceit. (...) Rating: ★ (out of four)"

Kyle Smith: New York Post
"An 'issue film' worth seeing. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Jordan Hoffman: The Guardian

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