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.
The Insider
Two men driven to tell the truth … whatever the cost.
1999 · 2h 38m · R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Michael Mann
Overview
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Director and cast
- Michael Mann Director
- Al Pacino as Lowell Bergman
- Russell Crowe as Jeffrey Wigand
- Christopher Plummer as Mike Wallace
- Diane Venora as Liane Wigand
- Philip Baker Hall as Don Hewitt
- Lindsay Crouse as Sharon Tiller
- Debi Mazar as Debbie De Luca
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Eric Kluster
- Colm Feore as Richard Scruggs
- Bruce McGill as Ron Motley
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
The movie reveals Michael Mann's unparalleled ability to fashion taut suspense from unpromising material.
Pumped up with sharp editing, vivid performances and a damning true story to tell, it's a morality tale with a hard contemporary punch.
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.
Mann turns a moral issue into riveting suspense.
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