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Released 17 years ago.
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The Informant!
"Based on a tattle-tale"
2009 1h 48m EN
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6.2
MID
★6.2TMDB · 1,021
DramaComedyCrime
Synopsis
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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.
“Based on a tattle-tale”
Cast
Matt Damon
Mark Whitacre
Scott Bakula
Brian Shepard
Joel McHale
Robert Herndon
Melanie Lynskey
Ginger Whitacre
Tom Papa
Mick Andreas
Rick Overton
Terry Wilson
Thomas F. Wilson
Mark Cheviron
Clancy Brown
Aubrey Daniel
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Steven Soderbergh
- Writers
- Scott Z. Burns
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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CAST
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251+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Steven Soderbergh, shot by Steven Soderbergh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Marvin Hamlisch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Stephen Mirrione shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Matt Damon and Scott Bakula and Joel McHale carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Based on a tattle-tale".
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IMDB entry: tt1130080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Steven Soderbergh directs. Steven Soderbergh behind the camera. Marvin Hamlisch scores. Stephen Mirrione cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 17 years ago.
- 2251+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
- 3Directed by Steven Soderbergh, shot by Steven Soderbergh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Marvin Hamlisch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Stephen Mirrione shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Matt Damon and Scott Bakula and Joel McHale carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Based on a tattle-tale".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1130080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 9 themes, including "fbi", "lie", "agriculture", "based on true story".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Steven Soderbergh
- Original score
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Editing
- Stephen Mirrione
- Production design
- Doug J. Meerdink
- Costume design
- Shoshana Rubin
- Makeup / hair
- Elisa Marsh
- VFX supervisor
- Thomas J. Smith
- Sound
- Larry Blake
- Stunt coordinator
- John Robotham
- Runtime
- 108 min · 1h 48m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $22,000,000
- Box office
- $41,771,168
- Return
- 190% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
Participant
US
Groundswell Productions
US
Section Eight
US
- JA
Jaffe/Braunstein Enterprise
US
Key crew
- EditorStephen Mirrione
- CastingCarmen Cuba
- Script SupervisorAdrienne Hamalian-Mangine
- Costume SupervisorSandy Kenyon
- BookKurt Eichenwald
- Still PhotographerClaudette Barius
- Costume DesignShoshana Rubin
- Supervising Sound EditorLarry Blake
- Music EditorMissy Cohen
- Stunt CoordinatorJohn Robotham
- Sound Re-Recording MixerLarry Blake
- Production DesignDoug J. Meerdink
- Stunt CoordinatorRick LeFevour
- Production Sound MixerDennis Towns
- Sound EditorMatt Coby
- First Assistant DirectorGregory Jacobs
- Second Assistant DirectorJody Spilkoman
- Art DesignerJoanna Bush
- Set DresserJim Tudor
- Makeup Department HeadElisa Marsh
- PropmakerColin Alexander
- On Set DresserMatthew J. Norskog
- Post Production SupervisorDavid Kirchner
- Property MasterAlvin S. Cabrinha Jr.
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- fbi
- lie
- agriculture
- based on true story
- informant
- witness to murder
- surveillance
- corn
- price-fixing
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-09-18R
- Physical2010-02-23R· DVD & Blu-ray
Also known as
International titles
- ИнформаторRU
- 爆料大师CN
- Alithofani psemataGR
- インフォーマント！JP
