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The Informant!

2009 · 108 min

A wry, offbeat plunge into a deluded whistleblower's mind, where quirky voiceover and deadpan comedy mask a slow-burning unease.

Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale
Tagline
Based on a tattle-tale
Overview
A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion.

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Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • corruption
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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drama, comedy, crime
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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