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The Insider

Movie · 1999 · 157 min

A slow-burning, tense procedural that immerses you in paranoia and moral weight, demanding focus as it builds to a quiet but powerful climax.

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1999 film directed by Michael Mann
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Movie
Year
1999
Runtime
157 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • media
  • justice
  • power
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, thriller
Directed by
Michael Mann
Written by
Michael Mann, Eric Roth, Marie Brenner
Starring
Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Michael Gambon, Rip Torn, Gina Gershon, Cliff Curtis, Philip Baker Hall
Music
Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke
Cinematography
Dante Spinotti
Runtime
157 min
Country
United States
Languages
English, Japanese, Persian, Arabic

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