Kill the Messenger

(2014)

Movie

Movie Information

Runtime:: 112 minutes
IMDb Rating:: 6.9/10 (50,260 votes)
Genres:: Mystery Thriller Crime Drama Biography
Countries:: United States
Spoken Languages:: eng

Plot

Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contra insurgents in Nicaragua.

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External IDs

IMDb ID:: tt1216491

Product Information

Product ID:: 12536
Type:: Movie
Created:: Sep 29, 2025 10:37
Updated:: May 18, 2026 08:00

Release Dates

United States

Sep 28, 2014

Starz Denver Film Festival

Hungary

Oct 09, 2014

Malaysia

Oct 09, 2014

Canada

Oct 10, 2014

limited

United States

Oct 10, 2014

limited

Philippines

Oct 15, 2014

Portugal

Oct 16, 2014

Russian Federation

Oct 16, 2014

Ukraine

Oct 16, 2014

India

Oct 17, 2014

Romania

Oct 17, 2014

Australia

Oct 30, 2014

Lebanon

Oct 30, 2014

Taiwan (Province of China)

Oct 31, 2014

Iraq

Nov 06, 2014

Greece

Nov 13, 2014

New Zealand

Nov 13, 2014

Singapore

Nov 13, 2014

Spain

Nov 14, 2014

Switzerland

Nov 26, 2014

French speaking region

Alternative Titles

Kill the Messenger

United Arab Emirates

Kill the Messenger

Australia

Xeberçini Öldürmek

Azerbaijan