---
title: 'White Boy Rick (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yann Demange'
released: '2018-01-12'
runtime_minutes: 111
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/white-boy-rick-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4537896/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# White Boy Rick (2018)

2018 · R · 111 min · Drama, History, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

White Boy Rick is a 2018 American crime drama film directed by Yann Demange and written by Andy Weiss, Logan Miller, and Noah Miller. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt in his film debut, Bel Powley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Tyree Henry, Rory Cochrane, RJ Cyler, Jonathan Majors, Eddie Marsan, Bruce Dern, and Piper Laurie in her final film role. The film is loosely based on the story of Richard Wershe Jr., who in the 1980s became the youngest FBI informant ever at the age of 14.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yann Demange](https://cinepixo.com/people/yann-demange)
- **Screenplay:** [Steve Kloves](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-kloves)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-richter)
- **Producer:** [Darren Aronofsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/darren-aronofsky), [John Lesher](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lesher), [Scott Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-franklin), [Julie Yorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-yorn)

## Cast

- [Jennifer Jason Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-jason-leigh)
- [Matthew McConaughey](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-mcconaughey)
- [Ronald Cyler II](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-cyler-ii)
- [Bruce Dern](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-dern)
- [Rory Cochrane](https://cinepixo.com/people/rory-cochrane)
- [Piper Laurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/piper-laurie)

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