City of Lies

City of Lies

2018

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.

Who shot Biggie?

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56
Average

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 52 mins.
US Theatrical Release
March 19, 2021
US Box Office
$572,493 (#6040 of 7074)
Global Office
$2,844,013 (#3541 of 3929)
Rating
R
Restricted
Drug Use, Language Throughout, Some Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.39:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Lions Gate Films
Released
June 8, 2021
Acquired Date
January 23, 2025
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Toby Huss
Toby Huss
Dayton Callie
Dayton Callie
Neil Brown Jr.
Neil Brown Jr.
Louis Herthum
Louis Herthum
Shea Whigham
Shea Whigham
Xander Berkeley
Xander Berkeley
Shamier Anderson
Shamier Anderson
Laurence Mason
Laurence Mason
Christian George
Christian George
Michael Paré
Michael Paré
Amin Joseph
Amin Joseph
Glenn Plummer
Glenn Plummer
Keith Szarabajka
Keith Szarabajka
Dominique Columbus
Dominique Columbus
Angela Gots
Angela Gots
Rockmond Dunbar
Rockmond Dunbar
Peter Greene
Peter Greene
Julanne Chidi Hill
Julanne Chidi Hill
Wynn Everett
Wynn Everett
Scotty Tovar
Scotty Tovar
Kevin Chapman
Kevin Chapman
Javier Grajeda
Javier Grajeda
James Devoti
James Devoti
Obba Babatundé
Obba Babatundé
Jamal Woolard
Jamal Woolard
Cory Hardrict
Cory Hardrict
Chris Jai Alex
Chris Jai Alex
Brandon Molale
Brandon Molale
Josh Hardwick
Josh Hardwick

Directors

Brad Furman
Brad Furman

Producers

Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan
Stuart Manashil
Stuart Manashil
Miriam Segal
Miriam Segal

Writers

Christian Contreras
Christian Contreras

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Rotten
50%
Tomatometer
48 votes
RT Fresh Certified
83%
Popcornmeter
145 votes
METASCORE
44
12 votes
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
21,127 votes

Additional Info

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  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media