City of Lies Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Last modified: Oct. 3, 2019

City of Lies

Release Date: Saturday, December 8, 2018 Theaters

LAPD detective Russell Poole and journalist Jack Jackson (Whitaker), both seeking redemption, find the truth behind the murders of rap impresarios.

Director: Brad Furman

Starring: Johnny Depp • Neil Brown Jr. • Forest Whitaker • Toby Huss • Dayton Callie

N/A Drama N/A

3 / 5.0

84% WILL SEE 16% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: In the mid-1990s, Los Angeles is rife with crime, poverty and racism. Detective Russell Poole, a straight-shooting detective, is assigned to investigate a cop-on-cop shooting and stumbles upon a web of corruption woven into the fabric of the department. As he delves deeper into the mire of scandal and deception, he is met with increasing resistance from his superiors and frozen out by his fellow officers.

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Who stars in City of Lies – Cast List

Johnny Depp
... Detective Russell Poole

Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, Day Drinker
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Neil Brown Jr.
... Rafael Perez

Sand Castle
Forest Whitaker
... Jack Jackson

The King of Kings, Havoc
T
Toby Huss
Americana, Chad Powers (series)
D
Dayton Callie
L
Louis Herthum
I Still See You, The Possession of Hannah Grace
S
Shea Whigham
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Archangel

Who is making City of Lies – Crew List

A look at City of Lies behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Brad Furman last helmed Tin Soldier and The Infiltrator. The film's writer Christian Contreras last penned What I Loved and Principia.

Director: Brad Furman
Screenwriter: Christian Contreras
Producer: Miriam Segal

Studios: Global Road Entertainment
Production Company: George Films
Good Films

Production – What we know about the City of Lies

Key Facts

Neil Brown Jr. will play Rafael Perez, the former dirty LAPD officer and central figure in the Rampart scandal, who was accused of murdering the Notorious B.I.G. (Deadline.com, 11/17/16).
Based on Randall Sullivan's book, LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., the Implications of Death Row Records' Suge Knight, and the Origins of the Los Angeles Police Scandal, which was first serialized in "Rolling Stone" magazine.