Film

City of Lies

2018 · 1h 52m · Crime · Thriller · Drama

The only thing more notorious than the crime, was the cover up.

IMDb

6.5

Metacritic

44

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.

Johnny Depp

Russell Poole

Forest Whitaker

Jack Jackson

Toby Huss

Detective Fred Miller

Dayton Callie

Lieutenant O'Shea

Neil Brown Jr.

Rafael Perez

Shea Whigham

Frank Lyga

Xander Berkeley

Edwards

Louis Herthum

City Attorney Stone

Shamier Anderson

David Mack

Laurence Mason

FBI Agent Dunton

Christian George

Belsher

Michael Paré

Varney

Amin Joseph

Kevin Gaines

Josh Hardwick

Russell Poole, Jr.

Glenn Plummer

Psycho Mike

Rockmond Dunbar

Dreadlocks

• Brad FurmanDirector
• Christian ContrerasScreenplay
• Randall SullivanExecutive Producer · Novel
• Miriam SegalProducer
• Paul M. BrennanProducer
• Stuart ManashilProducer
• Jess FuerstProducer
• Paula TurnbullProducer
• Kia JamExecutive Producer
• Zanne DevineExecutive Producer

Official Teaser TrailerOfficial UK Trailer

Release date

September 6, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Revenue

$2,534,122

Genres

Crime, Thriller, Drama

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