City of Lies

March. 19,2021      R
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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 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

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Reviews

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best movie i've ever seen.

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Baseshment
2021/03/20

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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Tayyab Torres
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Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

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Raymond Sierra
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The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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