City of Lies

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

Mar 19 2021 R 1h 52m
Biography, Crime, Drama

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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Plot

1997. LAPD Detective Russell Poole investigates a case of an undercover cop killing another cop. This draws him into the Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur murders. What he uncovers is huge, so much so, that the closer he gets to the truth, the more his superiors try to prevent him from getting to it.

Written by

Randall Sullivan, Christian Contreras

Directed by

Brad Furman

Cast

Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Toby Huss

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Infinitum Nihil, Romulus Entertainment, Good Films Collective, Lipsync Productions, Miramax, FilmNation Entertainment, Saban Films

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Official UK Trailer
Teasers
City Of Lies Official Teaser Trailer (2021)
Scores
# of Votes
22,639
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
44
Popularity
NA