The Insider
The Insider
R
7.5
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1999

·

158m

The Insider

Summary

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.

Director, Screenplay

Michael Mann

Screenplay

Eric Roth

Story

Marie Brenner

Reviews

E

Eky

June 16, 2012

What if Michael Mann, Russell Crowe and Al Pacino ensemble in a film all together? Well, The Insider, with the above clever formula does exist and it is definitely an earthly paradise. Russell Crowe is a tobacco industry researcher named Jeffrey Wigand who accidentally revealed a addictive substance abuse in a famous tobacco company named Big Tobacco. He appeared in a CBS program “60 Minutes” based on an invitation by its presenter, Mike Wallace. His fate changed drastically, he had no choice but to sacrifice his reputation, job and family. In contrast to his heroic role in Gladiator, Crowe here plays excellently as a hero who tries to fight for his freedom as it is taken away when he has to deal with corporate criminals. Al Pacino performs well as usual in his role as an investigating journalist named Lowell Bergman. Mann attractively packed this 2,5 hour long crime drama with a variety of careful analysis so that this film is away from boring.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$90,000,000.00

Revenue:

$60,300,000.00

Keywords

newspaper
research
politics
spy
journalism
interview
tobacco
insider
conspiracy theory
reporter
whistleblower
tobacco industry
legal drama
legal thriller
intimate
suspenseful