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Mood:
- DisturbingSincereSuspensefulTenseContemplativeThought Provoking
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Plot:
- Fighting the SystemJournalismUncover TruthCorporate CrimesPrice of JusticeLife Turned Upside DownRighting the WrongedDishonesty more...
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Genres:
- Drama
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century90s
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically Acclaimed
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Style:
- Talky
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Based on:
- Based on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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- Profanity
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The Insider, 1999
English, Japanese, Arabic
USA
Profile of The Insider
The Insider can be described as disturbing, tense, and sincere. The plot revolves around the price of justice, corporate crimes, and a life turned upside-down. The main genre is drama. In terms of style, The Insider is talky. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place in the 1990s. The Insider is originally a true story. The movie has received attention for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves profanity.
Summary of The Insider
Based on the article "The Man Who Knew Too Much," THE INSIDER depicts the true story of Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), a successful scientist who is fired from the Brown & Williamson tobacco company for objecting to certain lab tests. He signs a confidentiality agreement to ease the company's nervousness, but when hotshot 60 MINUTES producer Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) recruits Wigand to help him decipher some technical documents, he realizes that there's a bigger story hiding inside Wigand. Eventually Bergman convinces him to break the agreement and sit for an interview with Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer). The resulting media frenzy causes Wigand to lose the support of his family and forces Bergman to confront the harsh reality of his business. Additionally, Wigand is recruited by the state of Mississippi to testify on its behalf that cigarettes are, in fact, addictive. To pay the rent, he begins teaching high school chemistry, waiting for Bergman to convince the network to air the piece. Buckling under corporate pressure, CBS pulls the plug, which sparks Bergman to leak information to the press. As Wigand deals with his personal dilemma, Bergman battles the corporation that begins to show its true colors. Both men must decide for themselves if they've made the right choices.
Like his other films THIEF, MANHUNTER, and HEAT, director Michael Mann takes on the theme of a man trying to do the right thing while trapped by circumstances that could destroy him. Once again Mann pulls terrific performances from his entire cast. Crowe is outstanding as Jeff Wigand, the beleaguered insider who risks everything for the truth. Pacino is suitably tenacious as the once-radical producer Bergman, and Christopher Plummer is excellent as news anchor Mike Wallace. With its brilliant performances and stunning cinematography, THE INSIDER is an emotionally intense film that reveals the consequences of standing up for the truth.
Details
| Language: | English, Japanese, Arabic |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 28 October 1999 |
| Runtime: | 157 min |
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as Lowell Bergman
as Jeffrey Wigand
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Critics Reviews
Salon.com
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- by: Andrew O'Hehir
The New York Times
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- by: Janet Maslin
Users Reviews
- 20.March.2009
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- by: chrgeorgeson
- chrgeorgeson rated this movie
10/10Must See
