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The Insider
Description
Jeffrey Wigand was a scientist employed in research for a tobacco firm, Brown and Williamson. Not long after he was fired by Brown and Williamson, Wigand came into contact with Lowell Bergman, a producer for 60 Minutes who worked closely with journalist Mike Wallace. A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a '60 Minutes' expose on Big Tobacco.
Jeffrey Wigand was a scientist employed in research for a tobacco firm, Brown and Williamson. Not long after he was fired by Brown and Williamson, Wigand came into contact with Lowell Bergman, a producer for 60 Minutes who worked closely with journalist Mike Wallace. A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a '60 Minutes' expose on Big Tobacco.
Actors:
Clyde Lee,
Breckin Meyer,
George R. Parsons,
Spencer Kayden,
Michael Paul Chan,
Nestor Serrano,
Linda Hart
Clyde Lee
Breckin Meyer
7 May 1974, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
George R. Parsons
Spencer Kayden
1971, Costa Mesa, California, USA
Michael Paul Chan
26 June 1950, San Francisco, California, USA
Nestor Serrano
5 November 1955, Bronx, New York, USA
Linda Hart
Genre:
Drama
Country:
United States
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Dark Horizons
January 15, 2008
Despite having no action scenes, a 2.5 hour running time, and based around the tired subject of tobacco, The Insider manages to be one of -- if not the best thriller of the year.
November 29, 2009
A supremely suspenseful and riveting dramatic tour-de-force.
Globe and Mail
April 25, 2003
Pumped up with sharp editing, vivid performances and a damning true story to tell, it's a morality tale with a hard contemporary punch.
September 24, 2007
It has a buzz of excitement and complexity -- the sense that we're seeing the actual back-room decisions that affect lives.
New York Magazine/Vulture
June 18, 2002
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.
Common Sense Media
December 28, 2010
Fascinating whistleblower story for older teens.
April 27, 2007
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.
June 24, 2009
Not a single shot could be improved in either lighting or framing; nor is there even a single cut that could be moved by so much as a frame without damaging the exactitude of its placement.
Rolling Stone
May 08, 2001
Mann turns a moral issue into riveting suspense.
October 29, 2008
A sobering examination of corruption, courage, cowardice, and the sometimes catastrophic costs of telling the truth.
February 09, 2006
The movie reveals Michael Mann's unparalleled ability to fashion taut suspense from unpromising material.
March 21, 2001
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.