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City of Lies

City of Lies

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

20186.41h 52m

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.

Directed by Brad Furman
Written by Randall Sullivan, Christian Contreras
Produced by Paul M. Brennan, Stuart Manashil, Miriam Segal
Box Office0Revenue: $2.5M

Top Cast

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Russell Poole

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Jack Jackson

Toby Huss

Toby Huss

Detective Fred Miller

Dayton Callie

Dayton Callie

Lieutenant O'Shea

Neil Brown Jr.

Neil Brown Jr.

Rafael Perez

Shea Whigham

Shea Whigham

Frank Lyga

Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley

Edwards

Louis Herthum

Louis Herthum

City Attorney Stone

Shamier Anderson

Shamier Anderson

David Mack

Laurence Mason

Laurence Mason

FBI Agent Dunton

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookbased on true storylos angeles, californiatrue crimecomplexrapmischievousapatheticfrustratedpretentious

About City of Lies

City of Lies is a crime, thriller, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of based on novel or book, based on true story, los angeles, california, true crime, complex, rap. Directed by Brad Furman, it stars Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Toby Huss. 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.

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