The Insider

Movie

1999

2h 38m

English

Drama, Thriller

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7.9

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

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The Insider

Movie

1999

2h 38m

English

Drama, Thriller

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

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Cast

Lowell Bergman

Jeffrey Wigand

Mike Wallace

Liane Wigand

Don Hewitt

Sharon Tiller

Debbie De Luca

Eric Kluster

Richard Scruggs

Ron Motley

Helen Caperelli

Thomas Sandefur

John Scanlon

Mrs. Williams

Barbara Wigand

Norman the Cameraman

Mrs. Wigand

Mark Stern

FBI Agent Robertson

NY Times Reporter

Tobacco Lawyer

Sheikh Fadlallah

Deborah Wigand

Sandefur's Lawyer

Directed By: Michael Mann

Written By: Eric Roth (Screenplay), Michael Mann (Screenplay), + 1 more

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NotoriousX says...

9 years ago

I remember the interview with Wigand on 60 Minutes. It really blew my mind. I was a smoker back then, and still am, but that is beside the point. I've always known that smoking is bad for me, and how these pompous assholes could sit there and deny the addictiveness of nicotine and the cancerous effects of different ingredients in their tobacco was infuriating. Then in steps Wigand...and things changed. Not over night, but it changed gradually. That interview was important. It couldn't have been easy, much as the movie shows. Taking into account the fact that it is a dramatization of course... I have no idea why I haven't watched this one before now. The Insider is a smart and intelligent film, with actors who certainly know what they are doing. Exciting in places, and downright scary in others, the story pushes you along in about two and a half hour who never gets boring. Recommended viewing!!!!

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Jordyep says...

2 years ago

A movie about the importance of investigative journalism/journalistic integrity/whistleblowing is bound to get a little overrated by critics. Nevertheless, I recognize this is a good movie. Great performances/characters, stylish directing by Michael Mann (camerawork and editing holds up a lot better than most other movies from ‘99) and there’s an interesting, complex drama at the core of this. However, it’s too long, sometimes the dialogue feels watered down (repetitive exposition; the court scene where the lawyers interact has some very odd, unrealistic dialogue) and there’s also cheesy stuff in it that clashes with its prestige drama tone. For example, the way that it portrays the tobacco industry threatening Wigand feels like a bunch of scene concepts taken from Oliver Stone’s _JFK_, or something a comicbook villain would do. So that doesn't quite work, but it's still worth seeing regardless. 6.5/10

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AdamMorgan says...

3 years ago

This was a bit of an odd movie to watch. We got top-notch Hollywood actors dramatizing (and probably over-dramatizing) events that already happened, not to mention the viewer probably has pretty good knowledge about the events. The 150+ minute run-time goes by easy enough, although I have to admit that at different times I had trouble figuring out what new characters were added or what was happening. As always it is good to see Pacino as himself and not a caricature of himself. follow me at https://IHATEBadMovies or facebook IHATEBadMovies

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nmahoney416 says...

6 years ago

This is kind of a boring story that Michael Mann makes interesting. Al Pacino and Russell Crowe are very good. This is a little long and slow at times. Still it is very well made.

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GenerationofSwine

2 years ago

I was drooling when I saw the first preview. the talent involved in this...aaaaahhhhhhh.

You just know it's going to be good.

And Crowe, who thinks he's the best actor who ever lived actually acted in this. Seeing him actually act is worth it. Many of us believed it was only a legend, but here More

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Eky

6 years ago

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 More

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