Movie
City of Lies
Overview
Los Angeles Police Department detective Russell Poole has spent years trying to solve his biggest case -- the murders of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur -- but after two decades, the investigation remains open. Jack Jackson, a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why. In search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies.
Details
- Release date
- 2018-09-06
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Infinitum Nihil, Romulus Entertainment, Good Films Collective, Lipsync Productions, Miramax, FilmNation Entertainment, Saban Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Johnny Depp as Russell Poole
- Forest Whitaker as Jack Jackson
- Toby Huss as Detective Fred Miller
- Dayton Callie as Lieutenant O'Shea
- Neil Brown Jr. as Rafael Perez
- Shea Whigham as Frank Lyga
- Xander Berkeley as Edwards
- Louis Herthum as City Attorney Stone
- Shamier Anderson as David Mack
- Laurence Mason as FBI Agent Dunton
- Christian George as Belsher
- Michael Paré as Varney
Crew
- Brad Furman - Director
- Christian Contreras - Screenplay
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