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Movie Title : The Insider
Release Date : Nov 5, 1999 Wide
Mpaa Rating : R
Genre :Drama
The Insider tells the true story of a man who decided to tell the world what the seven major tobacco companies knew (and concealed) about the dangers of their product. Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) was a scientist employed in research for a tobacco firm, Brown and Williamson. Not long after he was fired by Brown and Williamson, Wigand came into contact with Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino), a producer for 60 Minutes who worked closely with journalist Mike Wallace (played here by Christopher Plummer). Bergman arranged for Wigand to be interviewed by Wallace for a 60 Minutes expose on the cigarette industry, though Wigand was still bound by a confidentiality agreement not to discuss his employment with the company. Despite Wigand's willingness to talk, CBS pulled his interview from at the last minute after Brown and Williamson threatened a multi-billion dollar lawsuit. The staff of 60 Minutes and CBS News were soon embroiled in an internal struggle over the killing of the story, and Wigand found himself the subject of lawsuits and a smear campaign, without his full story reaching the public. The Insider was directed by Michael Mann and also features Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Debi Mazar, Colm Feore, and Rip Torn. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Actors For The Insider

Al Pacino,Russell Crowe,Christopher Plummer,Diane Venora,Philip Baker Hall,Lindsay Crouse,Debi Mazar,Stephen Tobolowsky,Colm Feore,Bruce McGill,Gina Gershon,Michael Gambon,Rip Torn,Lynne Thigpen,Hallie Kate Eisenber...,Michael Paul Chan,Linda Hart,Robert Harper,Nestor Serrano,Pete Hamill

Genres The Insider : Drama

Visitor Ranting & Critics For The Insider

User Ranting Movie The Insider : 3.8
User Percentage For The Insider : 87 %
User Count Like for The Insider : 56,430
All Critics Ranting For The Insider : 8
All Critics Count For The Insider : 132
All Critics Percentage For The Insider : 96 %

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What I didn't expect was an intelligently absorbing entertainment that ran for two hours and 40 minutes, during which I didn't once look at my watch -- just about the highest praise I can bestow upon a film these days.
Andrew Sarris-New York Observer

The movie reveals Michael Mann's unparalleled ability to fashion taut suspense from unpromising material.
Geoff Andrew-Time Out

Pumped up with sharp editing, vivid performances and a damning true story to tell, it's a morality tale with a hard contemporary punch.
Liam Lacey-Globe and Mail

It's a good thing Wigand isn't a conventional, come-to-the-rescue hero in The Insider, because, although Michael Mann tries for a victory dance, there's ultimately little cause for cheer.
Peter Rainer-New York Magazine

Mann turns a moral issue into riveting suspense.
Peter Travers-Rolling Stone

Mann, who mastered style in his TV series Miami Vice and previous films like Heat, adds substance to the formula with the intensely dramatic, fiercely principled Insider.
Rita Kempley-Washington Post

Fascinating whistleblower story for older teens.
Nell Minow-Common Sense Media

A supremely suspenseful and riveting dramatic tour-de-force.
Michael Dequina-TheMovieReport.com

Not a single shot could be improved in either lighting or framing; nor is there even a single cut that could be moved by so much as a frame without damaging the exactitude of its placement.
Tim Brayton-Antagony & Ecstasy

A sobering examination of corruption, courage, cowardice, and the sometimes catastrophic costs of telling the truth.
Steven D. Greydanus-Decent Films Guide

Despite having no action scenes, a 2.5 hour running time, and based around the tired subject of tobacco, The Insider manages to be one of -- if not the best thriller of the year.
Garth Franklin-Dark Horizons

It has a buzz of excitement and complexity -- the sense that we're seeing the actual back-room decisions that affect lives.
Rob Gonsalves-eFilmCritic.com

The ingredients--topical subject, great acting from Crowe and Plummer, Mann's brillaint helming--are here for a truly great film and yet something is missing, perhaps a sense of deja vu of case well covered in the press, or an aura of pompous seriousness.
Emanuel Levy-EmanuelLevy.Com

The Insider is an engaging, beautifully-paced drama that leaves most others like it looking silly and amateurish.
Jeffrey M. Anderson-Combustible Celluloid

Director Michæl Mann makes the mundane exciting -- even though we all know the outcome -- with his trademark blue/dark back lighting, hyper-kinetic editing and a haunting techno score.
Tom Meek-Film Threat

A compelling, tautly depicted tale of corporate power and individual integrity. Director Mann may well have an Oscar contender here.
Robin Clifford-Reeling Reviews

This is a war movie. The big strikes are lawsuits. The battlefield is the conscience. And the heroes put themselves on the front lines for the sake of the truth.
Jeffrey Overstreet-Looking Closer

It won't be popular with tobacco executives, who come off as menacing, but here's betting they'll be among the first to see it.
Judith Egerton-Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

Credit co-author and director Michael Mann for infusing with wit a film that easily could have been unbearably pretentious, and credit Al Pacino, who plays producer Bergman, for doing the same for his character.
Leonard Schwarz-Palo Alto Weekly

Not only is the story fascinating and intelligent...and not only is Mann's directing inventive and yet down to earth, but the performances by the cast are truly excellent.
John R. McEwen-Film Quips Online

Big tobacco, big media, big drama in director Michael Mann's masterpiece.
James Rocchi-Netflix

Who would guess that a story like this -- set mostly in courtrooms, hotel rooms, newsrooms and cars -- could be turned into a suspenseful, heart-pounding thriller?
Margaret A. McGurk-Cincinnati Enquirer

Al Pacino delivers his best work in some time as Bergman, a man of conviction ready to fight for what he believes in. Pacino has great intensity as always, but he doesn't go over the top.
Kevin N. Laforest-Montreal Film Journal

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Movie Overview For The Insider

Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand


TagLine The Insider Two men driven to tell the truth... whatever the cost.