Kill the Messenger
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.
- Director
- Michael Cuesta
- Worldwide
- $5M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Kill the Messenger returned 1.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $5M
- Release date
- Oct 9, 2014
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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