There’s a “where are they now” at the end of “White Boy Rick ,” an astonishing true story about a teenager in a rough part of Detroit in the 1980s who became an undercover FBI informant ...

Review: ‘White Boy Rick’ is compelling — and problematic First-time actor Richie Merritt gives a breakout performance as a teenager who gets caught up in the drug wars in 1980s Detroit.

It’s a case that has gripped Metro Detroiters for decades. The story of a baby-faced white kid who authorities say was a major drug kingpin during Detroit’s destructive crack epidemic in the ...

Here's a look at the stars of "White Boy Rick" and the real-life people they portray.

News 'White Boy Rick' movie hits theaters across the country From Detroit headlines and now onto the big screen – the movie 'White Boy Rick" hits theaters today.

You may have seen a preview for a new film with Matthew McConaughey called "White Boy Rick" and asked yourself, "Who is White Boy Rick, and why is there a movie about him?" Well, if you're not ...

The new blockbuster movie "White Boy Rick," starring Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey, is on the big screen right now.

For more, check out our podcast: Listen to Shattered: White Boy Rick When he was 14 years-old, Rick Wershe, Jr. became one of the youngest FBI informants in American history.

Film critic Lauren Veneziani talks about The Predator, White Boy Rick and movies at the Toronto Film Festival.

White Boy Rick is a movie based on the unbelievable true story of Richard Wershe Jr. who, at age 14, became the youngest FBI informant ever.

The "White Boy Rick" movie is supposed to begin filming soon in Cleveland. But the production apparently made a quiet trip to Detroit Wednesday – the city where the story happened in real life ...

Richie Merritt makes an impressive film debut as real-life FBI informant turned drug peddler Richard Wershe Jr. in "White Boy Rick." Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey co-stars as his low-life dad.