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White Boy Rick

White Boy Rick

In 1980s Detroit, Ricky Wersche Jr. was a street hustler, FBI informant and drug kingpin—all before he turned 16.

6.3 (1,213)2018-09-141h 51m
CrimeDrama

Overview

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.

Budget
$29,000,000
Revenue
$25,957,482
Production
Studio 8, Protozoa Pictures, LBI Productions, Columbia Pictures, Le Grisbi Productions

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Director
Yann Demange
Cinematography
Tat Radcliffe
Composer
Max Richter

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flashman56

September 18, 2018

There is an another more compelling story behind White Boy Rick - the tale of the FBI's manipulation of a young witness, grimy Detroit cops, a dishonest mayor and over the top sentences for non-violent crimes. Unfortunately, the motion picture concentrates more on the connections between a low-life single parent and his children, which is a significantly less captivating story. Much slower than anticipated. Solid performance by Richie Merritt Jr. however, and Matthew McConaughey fully embr…

Gimly

Gimly

February 3, 2019

4/10

Forgettable. I guess I theoretically could feel sorry for the actual person this movie was based around? Maybe? But not for this character. Nothing about _White Boy Rick_ grabbed me, least of all the utterly never-congenial Matthew McConaughey, who I seem unable to escape recently, desperate though I am to do so. _Final rating:★★ - Definitely not for me, but I sort of get the appeal._