Kill the Messenger

2014 112 min Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History

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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IMDb 6.9 RT 76 Metacritic 60

budget $5,000,000 earnings $5,200,000 return 1.0x

director Michael Cuesta

writer Peter Landesman

cast