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About the movie
Year
2009
Runtime
1 h 48 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country
United States
Director
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Plotline
The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre.
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Main cast
Matt Damon
Mark Whitacre
Lucas McHugh Carroll
Alexander Whitacre
Eddie Jemison
Kirk Schmidt
Rusty Schwimmer
Liz Taylor
Craig Ricci Shaynak
Discouraged Foreman
Tom Papa
Mick Andreas
Rick Overton
Terry Wilson
Melanie Lynskey
Ginger Whitacre
Thomas F. Wilson
Mark Cheviron
Scott Bakula
Brian Shepard
Scott Adsit
Sid Hulse
Ann Dowd
FBI Special Agent Kate Medford
Allan Havey
FBI Special Agent Dean Paisley
Howie Johnson
Rusty Williams
Joel McHale
FBI Special Agent Bob Herndon
Nick Craig
Kid at Pool #1
External critics' reviews
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
As Soderbergh lovingly peels away veil after veil of deception, the film develops into an unexpected human comedy. Not that any of the characters are laughing. more
Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
Its got a deliciously audacious and cheeky tenor. more
The A.V. Club Tasha Robinson
The Informant! chooses to earn its exclamation point with giggles as well as shock, and the results are thoroughly entertaining. more
The New York Times Manohla Dargis
It is Mr. Soderbergh's insistence on seeing the A.D.M. scandal as a collective tragedy rather than as another white-collar crime that gives the movie force, resonance, feeling. more
Rolling Stone Peter Travers
There is devilish fun in this look into 1990s white-collar crime. But the jokes are the kind you choke on. more
Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips
More than any previous screen role, this one affords Damon a chance to work his sly comic chops. more
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Joe Williams
By turning a whistle-blower into a tragicomic figure, Soderbergh sustains our interest in a complicated financial scheme and rewards it with a kickback of ghastly laughs. more
Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer
Damon is an agile comic performer, and Soderbergh knows how to serve him up without losing sight of the ultimate seriousness behind it all. more
Washington Post Ann Hornaday
With composure so out of fashion these days in the public square, Steven Soderbergh's adamantly restrained The Informant! arrives like a cleansing tonic. more
Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
A whimsical and light-hearted spin on a serious story of corporate whistleblowing. more
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See also
The Twilight Zone 1985
A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but often have a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist.
Rising Sun 1993
While fishing, the Skipper and Gilligan pull a locked U.S. Government attache case out of the lagoon.
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