Kill the Messenger
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
History
Can you keep a national secret?
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.
2014-10-09
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Cast
Director
Michael Cuesta
Jeremy Renner as Gary Webb
Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Anna Simons
Michael Sheen as Fred Weil
Ray Liotta as John Cullen
Robert Patrick as Ronny Quail
Andy Garcia as Norwin Meneses
Paz Vega as Coral Baca
Michael Kenneth Williams as Ricky Ross
Rosemarie DeWitt as Sue Webb
Tim Blake Nelson as Alan Fenster
Barry Pepper as Russell Dodson
Oliver Platt as Jerry Ceppos
Richard Schiff as Richard Zuckerman
Jena Sims as Quail's Girlfriend
Joshua Close as Rich Kline
Yul Vazquez as Danilo Blandon
Lucas Hedges as Ian Webb
Matt Lintz as Eric Webb
Gil Bellows as DEA Agent Miller
Steve Coulter as Anonymous Agent
Dan Futterman as Leo Wolinsky
Susan Walters as Los Angeles Times Editor
David de Vries as Washington Post Editor
David Lee Garver as Doug Farah
Rhoda Griffis as Female Anchor
Jen Harper as Ricky Ross Trial Judge
David Alessi as DEA Agent (uncredited)
Nancy Reagan as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Lewis as Jaguar Driver