Kill the Messenger (2014)

"Can you keep a national secret?"
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66
Kill the Messenger
StarringJeremy RennerMary Elizabeth WinsteadMichael Sheen
DirectorMichael Cuesta
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R 1 hr 52 minOct 10th, 2014Drama, History, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 10th, 2014
Movie Budget:$5,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$5,200,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Pamela Abdy, Peter Landesman, Michael Bederman, Don Handfield
Production Companies:The Combine, Focus Features, Sierra/Affinity, Bluegrass Films
biographycentral intelligence agency (cia)investigative journalismdrug traffickinggovernment conspiracycrack cocainesan jose, californiaamerican journalist