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White Boy Rick (2018)

White Boy Rick (2018)

R 111 minutes EN Crime , Drama
In 1980s Detroit, Ricky Wersche Jr. was a street hustler, FBI informant and drug kingpin—all before he turned 16.
The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
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Richie Merritt
Ricky Wershe Jr.
Matthew McConaughey
Richard Wershe Sr.
Bel Powley
Dawn Wershe
RJ Cyler
Rudell Boo Curry
Rory Cochrane
Agent Byrd
Eddie Marsan
Art Derrick
Bruce Dern
Grandpa Roman Wershe
Piper Laurie
Grandma Verna Wershe
Brian Tyree Henry
Detective Jackson
Taylour Paige
Cathy Volsan
Jonathan Majors
Johnny 'Lil Man' Curry

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Digital Intermediate
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Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Production companies: Studio 8, Protozoa Pictures, LBI Productions, Columbia Pictures, Le Grisbi Productions
Production countries: United States of America
Budget: $29,000,000
Revenue: $26,000,000

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