City of Lies

City of Lies

2018 · 112 min · EN · R · 6.3 (700 votes)
Dir. Brad Furman · Starring Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Toby Huss, Dayton Callie, Neil Brown Jr., Shea Whigham · Music Chris Hajian

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

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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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A dark, rain-slicked dive into a cold case. It feels like sifting through dusty files in a dimly lit room, the air thick with regret and the ghosts of unsolved crimes. A slow burn towards a truth that may never fully surface.

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