City of Lies

20182018
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1h 52min

Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker in City of Lies (2018)

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Biography Crime Drama

Russell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murders of rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur.Russell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murders of rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur.Russell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murders of rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur.

Director
- Brad Furman
Writers
- Randall Sullivan(based on the non-fiction book by)
- Christian Contreras(screenplay)
Stars

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City of Lies Official Teaser Trailer (2021)

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City of Lies Official Trailer (2021)

Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker in City of Lies (2018)

City of Lies (2018)

Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker in City of Lies (2018)

Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. in City of Lies (2018)

Josh Hardwick in City of Lies (2018)

Johnny Depp in City of Lies (2018)

Voletta Wallace in City of Lies (2018)

Neil Brown Jr. in City of Lies (2018)

Johnny Depp in City of Lies (2018)

City of Lies (2018)

Neil Brown Jr. in City of Lies (2018)

City of Lies (2018)

Director
- Brad Furman
Writers
- Randall Sullivan(based on the non-fiction book by)
- Christian Contreras(screenplay)
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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. —grantss

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Taglines
- Who shot Biggie?
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language throughout, some violence and drug use
Parents guide

Trivia
Voletta Wallace, Christopher Wallace's mother, plays herself in the film. She's in the scene with Johnny Depp in the coffee shop.

Goofs
You can see the crane, when Detective Poole walks around the gas station during the long take.

Connections
References Columbo (1971)

Top review

7/10

Decent movie, deserved better.

Watching this movie, you can't help but wonder how far from the truth the events you're watch really are..? After watching it, I undertook some google couch investigation into some of the names and events. Having been in my late teens during the Tupac/Biggy shootings I was pretty familiar with the happenings and headlines at the time and this movie is pretty much true to form in timeline, events, and players. It is a shame that it was shelved. Deserves better...

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Gross US & Canada
- $572,493
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $284,561
- Mar 21, 2021
Gross worldwide
- $2,844,013

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Runtime
- 1h 52min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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