Ordinary people under extraordinary pressure, Mike. What the hell do you expect? Grace and consistency?
Cinemas
Directed by Michael Mann
The Insider
An acclaimed, grounded drama.
Drama
Thriller
1999
2h 38m
4.1(146k)via LetterboxdAl Pacino + 4 more
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 & crew
6What people say
"Maybe things have changed.""What's changed?""You mean since this morning?""No, I mean since whenever."Corporate interests have never (and will never) not come at the expense of our own, and here Mann richly dramatizes the crushing pressures, lasting damages, and sheer difficulty inherent to resisting them. Are we running out of heroes or are they being systematically broken down? Is there even anything left for them to save? God Crowe, God Pacino, God Plummer.
"No, you fucked you. Don't invert stuff." When we realized we'd corporatized everything. Analog's last stand.
Common questions
What is The Insider about?+
A research chemist who uncovers dangerous practices at a tobacco company teams up with a dedicated television producer to expose the truth on 60 Minutes.
Who directed The Insider?+
The Insider was directed by Michael Mann, the filmmaker known for Heat and Collateral, in 1999.
Has The Insider won any awards?+
The film received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor.
