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The Insider (1999)

R ★ 7.5/10 158 min Drama, Thriller United States English
Director: Michael Mann
Writers: Eric Roth, Michael Mann
Other: Marie Brenner
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Two men driven to tell the truth … whatever the cost.

Description

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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Top Cast

Al Pacino
Al Pacino Lowell Bergman
Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe Jeffrey Wigand
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer Mike Wallace
Diane Venora
Diane Venora Liane Wigand
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall Don Hewitt
Lindsay Crouse
Lindsay Crouse Sharon Tiller
Debi Mazar
Debi Mazar Debbie De Luca
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Tobolowsky Eric Kluster

The Insider Appears on 10 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #922
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #266

Critic Curated

Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #147
Slashfilms 95 Best Thrillers Ever Made
SlashFilm #43
The Ringers The 50 Best Movies Of 1999
The Ringer #16
The Ringers The Rewatchables
The Ringer #75

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #832
Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #35

Genre Curation

20 Biopics That Are Actually Worth Watching via the Atlantic
The Atlantic #18

Letterboxd Lists

Showdown Newsroom
Letterboxd Showdown #11

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