The Informant! (2009)

Directed by

Steven Soderbergh

Genre

drama film, comedy film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 989 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A corporate whistleblower starts helping the FBI investigate a price-fixing scheme. As things go on, it turns out he is also embezzling money from his own company.

quirkyoffbeatwryuneasyfast-pacedcerebraldarkly comicoddly upbeat

What happens

The Informant! is a 2009 American biographical black comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the informant named Mark Whitacre, as well as Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Melanie Lynskey. The film depicts Whitacre's involvement as a whistleblower in the lysine price-fixing conspiracy of the mid-1990s, and his embezzlement of millions of dollars from his employer. The film is based on the 2000 nonfiction book The Informant, by journalist Kurt Eichenwald. Released on September 18, 2009 by Warner Bros. Pictures, The Informant! received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $41.8 million against a $22 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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