# White Boy Rick (2018)

> A Detroit teenager becomes an FBI informant and drug dealer, exposing the human cost of institutional betrayal during the crack epidemic.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/296649

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Yann Demange
- Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bel Powley, RJ Cyler, Rory Cochrane, Eddie Marsan, Bruce Dern
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4537896/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: gritty, tense, bleak, crime movie night, true crime viewing

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