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The Insider
Directed by
Michael Mann
R
1999
2h 38m
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7.8
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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 of The Insider
Al Pacino
Lowell Bergman
Russell Crowe
Jeffrey Wigand
Christopher Plummer
Mike Wallace
Diane Venora
Liane Wigand
Philip Baker Hall
Don Hewitt
Lindsay Crouse
Sharon Tiller
Debi Mazar
Debbie De Luca
Stephen Tobolowsky
Eric Kluster
Colm Feore
Richard Scruggs
Bruce McGill
Ron Motley
Gina Gershon
Helen Caperelli
Michael Gambon
Thomas Sandefur
Rip Torn
John Scanlon
Lynne Thigpen
Mrs. Williams
Hallie Eisenberg
Barbara Wigand
Michael Paul Chan
Norman the Cameraman
Linda Hart
Mrs. Wigand
Robert Harper
Mark Stern
Nestor Serrano
FBI Agent Robertson
Pete Hamill
NY Times Reporter
Wings Hauser
Tobacco Lawyer
Cliff Curtis
Sheikh Fadlallah
Renee Olstead
Deborah Wigand
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
Gary Sandy
Sandefur's Lawyer
Willie C. Carpenter
John Harris
Paul Butler
Charlie Phillips
Jack Palladino
Jack Palladino
Megan Odebash
Sandra Sutherland
Roger Bart
Seelbach Hotel Manager
Alan Desatti
Hezbollah Interpreter
Sayed Badreya
Hezbollah Head Gunman
Chris Ufland
Doug Oliver - FDA
Douglas McGrath
Private Investigator
Bill Sage
Intense Young Intern
Joseph Hindy
Baldo the Editor
Dennis Garber
FBI Agent #1
Tim Grimm
FBI Agent #2
Paul Perri
Geologist / FBI Man
Wanda De Jesus
Geologist / FBI Woman
Robert Patrick Brink
Policeman
Vincent Foster
Bill Felling
James Harper
FBI Agent #3
Eyal Podell
Lowell's Son
Breckin Meyer
Sharon's Son
David Roberson
John Telefarro
Gregg E. Muravchick
Private Security Guard
William P. Bradford
Subpoena Man
David Clyde Carr
Local Newscaster
Ann Reskin
Seelbach Hotel Desk Clerk
Claire Slemmer
Edie Magnus
Steve Salge
Dan Rather
Derrick Jones
Mississippi Reporter
Donald F. Burbrink
B & W Male Security Officer
Vyto Ruginis
Junior Lawyer
George R. Parsons
B & W Uniformed Security Officer
Isodine Loury
Mississippi Court Stenographer
Charlene Bosarge
Mr. Scruggs' Assistant
Saemi Nakamura
Japanese Waitress
Ronal G. Yokley
Police Detective
Bob Lazarus
Stage Manager
Robert J. Ragno Jr.
Photographer - New Media
Alvin L. Welch
Judge
Nathan Lewis Hill
Production Assistant
Paula Bisbikos
Mike Wallace's Assistant
Christi Evans
CBS News Producer
Knox White
Soundman
Amy L. Caudill
A Student
Cara Briese
Student (uncredited)
Phil Hawn
Businessman at Airport (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden
Woman at Airport (uncredited)
Zane Lamprey
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Don Langley
Patron (uncredited)
Clyde Lee
Clyde Lee (uncredited)
Robert D. Parham
Lawyer (uncredited)
Roger Phenix
TV Camera Crew at Trial (uncredited)
Scott Ritcher
Courthouse Press Member (uncredited)
Brian Canberg
Attorney on Street (uncredited)
J.B. Flinn
Man with Drink (uncredited)
Tom Jones
Teenager in Cafeteria (uncredited)
Ted Speaker
New Orleans Murder Scene Onlooker (uncredited)
Robbie G. Tomlin
Courthouse Press Member (uncredited)
Susan Wagner
CBS Reporter (uncredited)
The Insider Ratings & Reviews
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Mann turns a moral issue into riveting suspense.
Decent Films
Steven D. Greydanus
A sobering examination of corruption, courage, cowardice, and the sometimes catastrophic costs of telling the truth.
Common Sense Media
Nell Minow
Fascinating whistleblower story for older teens.
Reel Talk Online
Candice Frederick
... the movie goes on a nail biting tear...
The Ringer
Adam Nayman
Superbly shot and edited and boasting impeccable recreations of the 60 Minutes broadcast in which Wigand went public, The Insider matches Heat's intensity while raising the stakes.
Newsweek
David Ansen
Powerfully and elegantly, The Insider reveals a chilling reality: how hard it is to tell a simple truth when big business doesn't want it told.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
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.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Peter Rainer
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.
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
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.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
Michael Mann very skillfully makes every shot and every note of the soundtrack help shape the story so that the viewer sees Bergman's perspective.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
An admirable picture, written with real conviction and directed and acted with unusual intelligence and intensity.
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
I couldn't shake the feeling that I'd just sat through an awfully long, awfully big movie that hinges, more or less, on something not happening.
TIME Magazine
Richard Corliss
When Crowe gets to command the screen, The Insider comes to roiled life.
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
The Insider is a beautifully shot, well-acted.
Film.com
Sean P. Means
A perfect fit for Pacino's explosive acting style.
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
At 155 minutes, The Insider may be pumped-up, but it's rarely boring.
Variety
Todd McCarthy
The Insider has the customary flair associated with Mann and lenser Dante Spinotti.
Denver Post
Steven Rosen
Terrific sound design.
The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
The film is gifted with a number of excellent performances.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
Few American directors drive this wedge between mind and gut as masterfully as Michael Mann.
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