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White Boy Rick

White Boy Rick

In 1980s Detroit, Ricky Wersche Jr. was a street hustler, FBI informant and drug kingpin—all before he turned 16.

20186.41h 51m

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.

Directed by Yann Demange
Written by Noah Miller, Logan Miller, Andy Weiss
Produced by Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin, John Lesher
Box OfficeBudget: $29.0MRevenue: $26.0M

Top Cast

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Richard Wershe Sr.

Richie Merritt

Richie Merritt

Richard 'Ricky' Wershe Jr.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Alex Snyder

Bel Powley

Bel Powley

Dawn Wershe

RJ Cyler

RJ Cyler

Rudell Boo Curry

Rory Cochrane

Rory Cochrane

Agent Byrd

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Art Derrick

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Grandpa Roman Wershe

Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie

Grandma Verna Wershe

Brian Tyree Henry

Brian Tyree Henry

Detective Jackson

Themes & Keywords

war on drugsdrug traffickingfbibased on true storyinformantdetroit, michigan1980s

About White Boy Rick

White Boy Rick is a crime, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of war on drugs, drug trafficking, fbi, based on true story, informant, detroit, michigan. Directed by Yann Demange, it stars Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt, Jennifer Jason Leigh. 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.

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