The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Action · Crime
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Film / 2014
Kill the Messenger
Directed by
Michael Cuesta
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Jeremy RennerGary Webb
Mary Elizabeth WinsteadAnna Simons
Michael SheenFred Weil
Ray LiottaJohn Cullen
Robert PatrickRonny Quail
Andy GarciaNorwin Meneses
Paz VegaCoral Baca
Michael Kenneth WilliamsRicky Ross
Rosemarie DeWittSue Webb
Tim Blake NelsonAlan Fenster
Barry PepperRussell Dodson
Oliver PlattJerry Ceppos
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Richard SchiffRichard Zuckerman
Jena SimsQuail's Girlfriend
Joshua CloseRich Kline
Yul VazquezDanilo Blandon
Lucas HedgesIan Webb
Matt LintzEric Webb
Gil BellowsDEA Agent Miller
Steve CoulterAnonymous Agent
Dan FuttermanLeo Wolinsky
Susan WaltersLos Angeles Times Editor
David de VriesWashington Post Editor
David Lee GarverDoug Farah
Rhoda GriffisFemale Anchor
Jen HarperRicky Ross Trial Judge
David AlessiDEA Agent (uncredited)
Grace BaineReporter Washington Post (uncredited)
Shaira BartonDC Business Woman (uncredited)
Nancy ReaganSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Parker DouglasChristine Webb
James LewisJaguar Driver
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