2014 · 1h 52m · US R · Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / History
Kill the Messenger
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.
Starring Jeremy Renner · Mary Elizabeth Winstead · Michael Sheen · Ray Liotta · Robert Patrick
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The film, on every scale
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Romantic
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Political message
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