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City of Lies

Directed by Brad Furman
R
2018    1h 51mCrime, Thriller,
6.550%83%6.4
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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.

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Cast of City of Lies

  • Johnny DeppRussell Poole / Executive Producer
  • Forest WhitakerJack Jackson
  • Toby HussDetective Fred Miller
  • Dayton CallieLieutenant O'Shea
  • Neil Brown Jr.Rafael Perez
  • Shea WhighamFrank Lyga
  • Xander BerkeleyEdwards
  • Louis HerthumCity Attorney Stone
  • Shamier AndersonDavid Mack
  • Laurence MasonFBI Agent Dunton
  • Christian GeorgeBelsher
  • Michael ParéVarney
  • Amin JosephKevin Gaines
  • Josh HardwickRussell Poole, Jr.
  • Glenn PlummerPsycho Mike
  • Rockmond DunbarDreadlocks
  • Peter GreeneCommander Fasulo
  • Antonio Raul GarciaRussell Poole Jr. (Age 6)
  • Scotty TovarJavier Ovando
  • Voletta WallaceVoletta Wallace

City of Lies Ratings & Reviews

  • farrelldeebachcarpenterOctober 5, 2025
    "Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not become known. Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops". Luke 12:2-3

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City of Lies Trivia

City of Lies was released on December 21, 2018.

City of Lies was directed by Brad Furman.

City of Lies has a runtime of 1h 51m.

City of Lies was produced by Paul M. Brennan, Stuart Manashil, Miriam Segal, Jess Fuerst, Paula Turnbull.

  1. 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.

The key characters in City of Lies are Russell Poole (Johnny Depp), Jack Jackson (Forest Whitaker), Detective Fred Miller (Toby Huss).

City of Lies is rated R.

City of Lies is a Crime, Thriller, Biography film.

City of Lies has an audience rating of 8.3 out of 10.

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