20141h 52mDir. Michael Cuesta

Kill the Messenger

Name: Kill the Messenger
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History
Released: 2014-10-09
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 3.5
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Sheen, Ray Liotta, Robert Patrick

“Can you keep a national secret?”

CrimeDramaMysteryThrillerHistory

3.5 / 5.0

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1st Half: 3.5 ★vs2nd Half: 3.5 ★

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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

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Jeremy Renner

Gary Webb

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Anna Simons

Michael Sheen

Fred Weil

Ray Liotta

John Cullen

Robert Patrick

Ronny Quail

Andy Garcia

Norwin Meneses

Paz Vega

Coral Baca

Michael Kenneth Williams

Ricky Ross

Rosemarie DeWitt

Sue Webb

Tim Blake Nelson

Alan Fenster

Barry Pepper

Russell Dodson

Oliver Platt

Jerry Ceppos

Key Production Crew

Director

Michael Cuesta

Screenplay & Writers

Peter Landesman, Gary Webb, Nick Schou

Cinematography

Sean Bobbitt

Original Score

Nathan Johnson

Producers

Naomi Despres, Jeremy Renner, Scott Stuber

Film Details

Budget$5,000,000

Box Office Revenue$5,200,000

Original Languageen

Production Studios

The CombineFocus FeaturesSierra/AffinityBluegrass Films

Keywords & Themes

#central intelligence agency (cia)#drug trafficking#biography#crack cocaine#government conspiracy#investigative journalism#american journalist#san jose, california

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

3.5

“Some stories are just too true to tell.” You can tell this was Jeremy Renner’s “I’m tired of just shooting arrows” project because he goes full serious-face here. Why did I watch this one? Honestly, I’m in my “Ren...

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