The Insider
35,307
Mystery. Drama
Based on the article "The Man Who Knew Too Much," THE INSIDER depicts the true story of Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), a successful scientist who is fired from the Brown & Williamson tobacco company for objecting to certain lab tests. He signs a confidentiality agreement to ease the company's nervousness, but when hotshot 60 MINUTES producer Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) recruits Wigand to help him decipher some technical documents, he ... [+]
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United States | Rolling Stone | "With it's dynamite performances, strafing wit and dramatic provocation, 'The Insider' offers Mann at his best -- blood up, unsanitized and unbowed." | POS |
United States | Entertainment Weekly | "A good but far from great movie because it portrays truth telling in America as far more imperiled than it is." | POS |
United States | rogerebert.com | "Mann is able to build suspense while suggesting what a long, slow, frustrating process investigative journalism can be (...) 'The Insider' is perfectly accurate (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)" | POS |
United States | The Washington Post | "A well-orchestrated nightmare that keeps you on edge until the very end." | POS |
United States | Variety | "A borderline pretentious, overly inflated picture" | NEU |
United States | Miami Herald | "A big, bold movie that gets at undeniable truths about the way no one, no matter how powerful, is immune from manipulation" | POS |
United States | LA Weekly | "Has the glorious look and immaculate technique we expect from Mann, along with a wealth of superb secondary performances." | POS |
United Kingdom | Empire | "Assured direction, perfectly paced script and soulful performances make this one of Mann's best films (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)" | POS |
United States | SFGATE | "The picture is long, but there is never a lull. Scenes have a chance to breathe, and performances get to build (...) The supporting cast also shines." | POS |
United States | New York Daily News | "May be the best movie of the year" | POS |
United States | Chicago Tribune | "This is a first-class muckraking melodrama: an admirable picture." | POS |
United States | New York Post | "A beautifully shot, well-acted movie that manages to make a complicated, real-life story without much drama feel like a thriller." | POS |
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