Movie
White Boy Rick
Overview
The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Details
- Release date
- 2018-09-14
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Studio 8, Protozoa Pictures, LBI Productions, Columbia Pictures, Le Grisbi Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Matthew McConaughey as Richard Wershe Sr.
- Richie Merritt as Richard 'Ricky' Wershe Jr.
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Alex Snyder
- Bel Powley as Dawn Wershe
- RJ Cyler as Rudell Boo Curry
- Rory Cochrane as Agent Byrd
- Eddie Marsan as Art Derrick
- Bruce Dern as Grandpa Roman Wershe
- Piper Laurie as Grandma Verna Wershe
- Brian Tyree Henry as Detective Jackson
- Taylour Paige as Cathy Volsan
- Jonathan Majors as Johnny 'Lil Man' Curry
Crew
- Yann Demange - Director
- Noah Miller - Writer
- Logan Miller - Writer
- Andy Weiss - Writer
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