In “Kill the Messenger,” a reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA’s role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California.

For more information about “Kill the Messenger,” click here to visit its IMDb page. “Kill the Messenger” is set to be released Oct. 10, 2014.

Jeremy Renner is shown in a scene from “Kill the Messenger.” (Photo credit: Focus Features)