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Two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Bourne Legacy”) leads an all-star cast in 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.
Original Release
10/09/2014
US Release
10/10/2014
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jeremy Renner | Gary Webb |
Rosemarie DeWitt | Sue Webb |
Ray Liotta | John Cullen |
Tim Blake Nelson | Alan Fenster |
Barry Pepper | Russell Dodson |
Oliver Platt | Jerry Ceppos |
Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Anna Simons |
Michael Sheen | Fred Weil |
Robert Patrick | Ronald J. Quail / Ronny Quail |
Andy Garcia | Norwin Meneses |
Directors
Writers
Peter Landesman, Gary Webb, Nick Schou
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jeremy Renner | Gary Webb |
Rosemarie DeWitt | Sue Webb |
Ray Liotta | John Cullen |
Tim Blake Nelson | Alan Fenster |
Barry Pepper | Russell Dodson |
Oliver Platt | Jerry Ceppos |
Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Anna Simons |
Michael Sheen | Fred Weil |
Robert Patrick | Ronald J. Quail / Ronny Quail |
Andy Garcia | Norwin Meneses |
Paz Vega | Coral Baca |
Richard Schiff | Richard Zuckerman |
Jena Sims | Quail's Girlfriend |
Joshua Close | Rich Kline |
Yul Vazquez | Danilo Blandon |
Lucas Hedges | Ian Webb |
Robert Pralgo | LA Sheriff |
Brett Rice | Hansjorg Baier |
Steve Coulter | Anonymous Agent |
E. Roger Mitchell | Detective |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Pamela Abdy | Executive Producer |
Michael Bederman | Executive Producer |
Don Handfield | Executive Producer |
Peter Landesman | Executive Producer |
Pamela Abdy | Producer |
Naomi Despres | Producer |
Jeremy Renner | Producer |
Scott Stuber | Producer |
Editors
Trailers

Kill The Messenger (International Trailer)
Clips

Kill The Messenger: Freeway Ricky Ross

Kill The Messenger: I'm Not Finished With It

Kill The Messenger: Biggest Story

Kill The Messenger: I'm Writing The Story
Behind the Scenes

Kill The Messenger: Crack In America (Featurette)

Kill The Messenger: An Eyewitness Account (Featurette)

Kill The Messenger: All Star Cast (Featurette)

Kill The Messenger: Hero Journalist (Featurette)