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A Balasaur Score of 68 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, Metacritic 60/100. Scores higher than 73% of the 1,559 2010s crime movies in this catalog.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Metacritic60/100
946 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael CuestaDirector
- Peter LandesmanScreenplay
- Nathan JohnsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jeremy RennerGary Webb
- Mary Elizabeth WinsteadAnna Simons
- Michael SheenFred Weil
- Ray LiottaJohn Cullen
- Robert PatrickRonny Quail
- Andy GarciaNorwin Meneses
- Paz VegaCoral Baca
- Michael Kenneth WilliamsRicky Ross
- Rosemarie DeWittSue Webb
- Tim Blake NelsonAlan Fenster
- Barry PepperRussell Dodson
- Oliver PlattJerry Ceppos
Stills
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Themes
central intelligence agency (cia)drug traffickingbiographycrack cocainegovernment conspiracyinvestigative journalismamerican journalistsan jose, california
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