City of Lies

2021 โ€ข 111 minutes
4.4
102 reviews
51%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
Watch in a web browser or on supported devicesย Learn More

About this movie

Disgraced L.A.P.D. detective, Russell Poole (Depp), is a beaten man, unable to solve his biggest case - the murders of music icons Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. After two decades, the case remains open. "Jack" Jackson (Whitaker), a reporter desperate to save his reputations and career, is determined to find out why. He tracks down Poole, and the two enter into an uneasy partnership to finally put this case to rest. As Poole relives the unbelievable story of power, corruption and crime, Jackson begins to unravel a growing web of scandal and deception. Relentless in their hunt for the truth, these two broken men threaten to crack the foundation of the L.A.P.D all the while fighting for their own.
Rating
R

Ratings and reviews

4.4
102 reviews
deborah elliott
April 9, 2021
This is an important movie. Whatever you think of the script or the acting or the director, this movie makes a powerful point: the Los Angeles Police Department could have solved this case if they had really wanted to. Movies about cover ups are not easy to watch, but I'm glad this film is trying to get the word out that, (as opposed to Greg Kading's kiss-up attitude towards the LAPD), Russell Poole was a good cop who was devastated by the refusal of his superiors to fully investigate the case.
143 people found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?
Kimberly Pineda
April 14, 2021
Johnny Depp is completely transformed yet again & does an amazing job playing Russell Poole working with Forrest Whitaker to cover all the pertinent information regarding Biggie's murder and how LAPD did everything they could to save face when corruption permeated the department. Biggie deserves justice & Mrs. Wallace deserves answers, the fact she approves of this movie/docu shows the great lengths they went through to tell the whole story they had despite it further tarnishing LAPD reputatio
33 people found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?
DeRussell Masina
April 28, 2021
Mr. Depp delivers. Mr Whitaker delivers. The actions scenes were captivating & I love the story telling. I believe this answers more questions than Law Enforcement would like it too. Definitely shows corruption that lead to the lawsuit & the legitimacy of L.A. PD's rep.
9 people found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?

Rate this movie

Tell us what you think.