<P> White Boy Rick is a 2018 American biographical crime drama film directed by Yann Demange and written by Andy Weiss, and Logan and Noah Miller . Based on a true story, the film stars Richie Merritt as Richard Wershe Jr., who in the 1980s became the youngest FBI informant ever at the age of 14 . Matthew McConaughey, Bel Powley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Tyree Henry, Rory Cochrane, RJ Cyler, Jonathan Majors, Eddie Marsan, Bruce Dern, and Piper Laurie also star . </P> <P> The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018 and was released in the United States on September 14, 2018, by Sony Pictures Releasing . It received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed over $23 million . </P> <P> "Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, WHITE BOY RICK is based on the moving true story of a blue - collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe Jr., who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer, before he was abandoned by his handlers and sentenced to life in prison ." </P> <Ul> <Li> Matthew McConaughey as Richard Wershe Sr . </Li> <Li> Richie Merritt as Richard "Rick" Wershe Jr . / "White Boy Rick" </Li> <Li> Bel Powley as Dawn Wershe </Li> <Li> Jennifer Jason Leigh as FBI Agent Alex Snyder </Li> <Li> Brian Tyree Henry as Officer Mel "Roach" Jackson </Li> <Li> Rory Cochrane as FBI Agent Frank Byrd </Li> <Li> RJ Cyler as Rudell "Boo" Curry </Li> <Li> Jonathan Majors as Johnny "Lil Man" Curry </Li> <Li> Eddie Marsan as Art Derrick </Li> <Li> Bruce Dern as Ray "Roman" Wershe </Li> <Li> Piper Laurie as Vera Wershe </Li> <Li> YG as Leo "Big Man" Curry </Li> <Li> Taylour Paige as Cathy Volsan </Li> <Li> Danny Brown as "Black Ed" </Li> <Li> IshDARR as "Freaky Steve" Roussell </Li> <Li> Kyanna Simone Simpson as Brenda Moore </Li> <Li> Kwon Haynes as "Nug" </Li> </Ul>

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