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Peter Landesman

Born April 11, 1963 · New York City, New York, USA (age 63)

Peter Landesman (born January 3, 1965) is an American filmmaker, journalist, and painter. He wrote a number of cover stories for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and others, including investigations into global arms trafficking, sex trafficking, refugee trafficking, the Rwandan genocide, and the creation and smuggling of forged and stolen art and antiquities. He a…

Known For

Kill the MessengerKill the Messenger · 2014
Kill the Messenger
★ 6.62014
MovieCrimeDrama
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. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
ConcussionConcussion · 2015
Concussion
★ 7.12015
MovieDrama
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks · 2017
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
★ 6.32017
MovieDramaHistory
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White HouseMark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House · 2017
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
★ 6.22017
MovieDramaHistory
The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.
TradeTrade · 2007
Trade
★ 7.02007
MovieThriller
A Texas cop, whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Polish woman who was promised a better life in America also becomes a victim.
ParklandParkland · 2013
Parkland
★ 6.22013
MovieHistoryDrama
November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event that would change their lives and forever alter the world’s landscape.
Eleven DaysEleven Days · 2026
Eleven Days
2026
MovieThrillerMystery
In the sweltering heat of a Texas summer in 1974, Jim Estelle, head of the Texas Department of Corrections, plays a deadly game against the ruthless Federico Carrasco, a convicted heroin dealer who has taken over the Huntsville Penitentiary and holding dozens hostage after his pre-planned escape has gone awry. Lines between captor and captive, justice and survival, begin to blur as the siege spirals for eleven endless, terrifying days.
Lost for LifeLost for Life · 2013
Lost for Life
★ 6.32013
MovieCrimeDocumentary
A documentary about juveniles who are serving life in prison without parole and their victims' families.

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