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White Boy Rick

  • 2018
  • R
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
46K
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Matthew McConaughey and Richie Merritt in White Boy Rick (2018)
Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, 'White Boy Rick' is based on the true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe Jr., who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer..
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The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.

  • Director
    • Yann Demange
  • Writers
    • Andy Weiss
    • Logan Miller
    • Noah Miller
  • Stars
    • Matthew McConaughey
    • Richie Merritt
    • Bel Powley
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    46K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,726
    492
    • Director
      • Yann Demange
    • Writers
      • Andy Weiss
      • Logan Miller
      • Noah Miller
    • Stars
      • Matthew McConaughey
      • Richie Merritt
      • Bel Powley
    • 238User reviews
    • 126Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Videos27

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    Trailer 2:30
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    Going For Custard
    Clip 0:57
    Going For Custard
    White Boy Rick: Going For Custard
    Clip 0:56
    White Boy Rick: Going For Custard
    White Boy Rick: 650 Grams
    Clip 0:40
    White Boy Rick: 650 Grams
    White Boy Rick: Like Father Like Son (Featurette)
    Featurette 1:07
    White Boy Rick: Like Father Like Son (Featurette)

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    Matthew McConaughey
    Matthew McConaughey
    • Richard Wershe Sr.
    Richie Merritt
    Richie Merritt
    • Rick Wershe Jr.
    Bel Powley
    Bel Powley
    • Dawn Wershe
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • FBI Agent Snyder
    Brian Tyree Henry
    Brian Tyree Henry
    • Detective Jackson
    Rory Cochrane
    Rory Cochrane
    • FBI Agent Byrd
    RJ Cyler
    RJ Cyler
    • Rudell 'Boo' Curry
    Jonathan Majors
    Jonathan Majors
    • Johnny 'Lil Man' Curry
    Eddie Marsan
    Eddie Marsan
    • Art Derrick
    Taylour Paige
    Taylour Paige
    • Cathy Volsan-Curry
    Bruce Dern
    Bruce Dern
    • Grandpa Roman 'Ray' Wershe
    Piper Laurie
    Piper Laurie
    • Grandma Verna Wershe
    Raekwon Haynes
    • Edwin 'Nugg' Crutcher
    Ishmael Ali
    • 'Freaky Steve' Roussell
    • (as Ishmael 'Ishdarr' Ali)
    James Howard
    James Howard
    • Chief Homicide Inspector Hill
    YG
    YG
    • Leo 'Big Man' Curry
    Danny Brown
    • 'Black Ed' Hanserd
    Kyanna Simone
    Kyanna Simone
    • Brenda Moore
    • Director
      • Yann Demange
    • Writers
      • Andy Weiss
      • Logan Miller
      • Noah Miller
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During the last week of principal photography in Cleveland, production was briefly halted on two separate occasions due to exchanges of gunfire in neighborhoods near the set.
    • Goofs
      The bulk of this story is set in the early/mid '80s. However, Wershe Sr. tells his son that he is seeing someone about a "40 Cal". The .40 S&W cartridge debuted on January 17, 1990.
    • Quotes

      Richard Wershe Sr.: Straight talk? Your mother and I. We didn't plan on Dawn.

      Richard Wershe Sr.: We didn't plan on you either, but in the end things worked out.

      Rick Wershe Jr.: Dawn is a junkie, I'm shitting into a bag. Well that turned out well.

      Richard Wershe Sr.: What can I say, you know? I'm a glass-half-full kind of guy.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits are preceded by a brief summary of Rick and his family's fate, as well as that of Rick's criminal associates and the police officers he helped put in prison. There is also a short audio tape of the real Rick speaking about his prison time and hopes for the future when he leaves.
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Matthew McConaughey/Taran Killam/Lady Antebellum/Sean Kinney (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Cocaine Blues (Live)
      Written by Red Arnall (as T.J. Arnall) and William Nichols

      Performed by Johnny Cash

      Courtesy of Columbia Nashville

      By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

      Published by Unichappell Music Inc. on behalf of itself and Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (BMI)

    User reviews238

    Featured review
    7/10

    White boy Rick transported me back to the 80s

    I like White boy rick. The casting was done correctly. Rick was believable as a teenager gangster who gets caught up in the drug business. I believe the chemistry between the Father and the son. The story progress well adding a punch of drama one after the other until we get the conclusion of his life.

    I like the set design a lot. The music, the city, the clothes haircut and all that. Transported me to a time I did get to experience.

    I recommend this movie to my family and friends.

    -B
    • larryct48
    • Sep 25, 2018
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    • Bel Powley, the actress who plays Dawn, is from London. The film set in Detroit, does she have a Southern (US) accent?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • الفتى الأبيض ريك
    • Filming locations
      • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • Production companies
      • LBI Productions
      • Protozoa Pictures
      • Studio 8
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $29,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,011,188
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,860,431
      • Sep 16, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $25,957,482
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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