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Name: White Boy Rick
Released: 2018-9-14
Cast: Richie Merritt, Matthew McConaughey, Bruce Dern, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Tyree Henry

White Boy Rick

R
1h 51m
2018

57%

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Inspired by the story of Richard Wershe Jr. At the age of 14, Wershe became an undercover informant for local and federal law enforcement agencies in the mid-80s, and grew in that role enough to establish himself as a major drug dealer.

Director:

Yann Demange

Producer:

John Lesher, Julie Yorn, Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky

Writer:

Logan Miller, Andy Weiss, Noah Miller

Cast:

Richie Merritt, Matthew McConaughey, Bruce Dern, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Tyree Henry, Rory Cochrane, RJ Cyler, Jonathan Majors, Eddie Marsan, Taylour Paige, Piper Laurie

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

57%

Critics Consensus: Solid work from the cast - particularly a scene-stealing Matthew McConaughey - helps White Boy Rick make up for a number of missed opportunities in the script.

Reviews

Ready Steady Cut

M.N. Miller

The film is ultimately held together by a terrific supporting performance by Matthew McConaughey

White Boy Rick attempts to be the next great Hollywood film about the criminal underworld. But with its slow pacing and rather unpleasant cast of characters, the crime drama fails to achieve a Goodfellas-level balance of gangsterism and mordancy.

As it stands, White Boy Rick is solid, moving filmmaking, anchored by a bombastic ensemble.

February 11, 2022

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Herald Sun (Australia)

Leigh Paatsch

While this is indeed an incredible yarn, the acting here can be hit-or-miss.

October 22, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Nicely captures the grit of 1980s Detroit and makes a powerful statement of the failure of the war on drugs but despite the multi-pronged story and dramatic turns in Jr.'s life it never completely grabs our attention.

March 1, 2021

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