White Boy Rick (2018)

★ 6.4 1h 51m 1,195 votes IMDb
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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.

White Boy Rick

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Cast

Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey as Richard Wershe Sr. Age 56 · Uvalde, Texas, USA Matthew David McConaughey (/məˈkɒnəheɪ/ mə-KON-ə-hay; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He achieved his breakthrough with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Conf...
Richie Merritt
Richie Merritt as Richard 'Ricky' Wershe Jr. Age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland, United States Richie Merritt (born April 26, 2001) is an American actor, best known for his breakout role as Richard Wershe Jr. in the biographical crime film White Boy Rick (2018)..
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Alex Snyder Age 64 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American actress. She began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough in the teen film Fas...
Bel Powley
Bel Powley as Dawn Wershe Age 34 · London, England, UK Bel Powley was born on March 7, 1992 in London, England. She is an actress, known for The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015), Equals (2015) and A Royal Night Out (2015)..
RJ Cyler
RJ Cyler as Rudell Boo Curry Age 31 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA Ronald "RJ" Cyler II (born March 21, 1995) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Power Rangers, I'm Dying Up Here and Scream..
Rory Cochrane
Rory Cochrane as Agent Byrd Age 54 · Syracuse, New York, USA Rory Cochrane (born February 28, 1972) is an American actor.  He is known for playing Ron Slater in Dazed and Confused, Lucas in Empire Records, and Tim Speedle in CSI: Miami..
Director Yann Demange
Cast Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bel Powley, RJ Cyler, Rory Cochrane, Eddie Marsan, Bruce Dern, Piper Laurie, Brian Tyree Henry

Audience Reviews

flashman56 Sep 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 embraced his character.
Gimly 4/10 Feb 03, 2019
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._

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