The Infiltrator

"The true story of one man against the biggest drug cartel in history."

2016 2h 7m EN

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★6.7TMDB · 1,881🍅72%Rotten Tomatoes●66Metacritic★7IMDB · 83,826

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A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.

“The true story of one man against the biggest drug cartel in history.”

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Cast

Bryan Cranston
Robert Mazur
Diane Kruger
Kathy Ertz
John Leguizamo
Emir Abreu
Daniel Mays
Frankie
Benjamin Bratt
Roberto Alcaino
Amy Ryan
Bonni Tischler
Elena Anaya
Gloria Alcaino
Joseph Gilgun
Dominic

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brad Furman
Writers: Ellen Brown Furman
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 75% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brad Furman, shot by Joshua Reis. 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 Chris Hajian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeff McEvoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Bryan Cranston and Diane Kruger and John Leguizamo carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Brad Furman directs. Joshua Reis behind the camera. Chris Hajian scores. Jeff McEvoy cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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1Earned back only 75% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Directed by Brad Furman, shot by Joshua Reis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Chris Hajian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jeff McEvoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Bryan Cranston and Diane Kruger and John Leguizamo carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The true story of one man against the biggest drug cartel in history.".
10IMDB entry: tt1355631 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "undercover", "biography", "drugs", "drug lord".

The technical file

Cinematography: Joshua Reis
Original score: Chris Hajian
Editing: Jeff McEvoy
Production design: Crispian Sallis
Costume design: Dinah Collin
VFX supervisor: Uel Hormann
Sound: Paul Carter
Stunt coordinator: Rowley Irlam
Runtime: 127 min · 2h 7m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $28,000,000
Box office: $21,011,110
Return: 75% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Infiltrator (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes: 72% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 66/100
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 83,826 votes
MPAA: R

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Reno2016-11-23
★ 8/10
In this game, there's no room for any mistake! An undercover theme based on the real event. In the 80s when the drug trafficking was so high in the United States that came from the Latin America through the southern border, the US customs service sent its members to infiltrate among them to bust red handed. So this is one of the events where a married man with two children takes a most challenging assignment that might end up badly if he makes a single mistake. In such a tight spot how he and his team are going to achieve the one of a biggest crack in the history revealed in the remaining. So now we know the story, but this is not an easy game. There are many scenes that would pull you to the edge of your seat. After the wonderful performance in 'Trumbo' that got him an Academy Awards nominee last year, now he's back with another great character display. I'm talking about Bryan Cranson. Another Oscar's nod is quite possible in a second year row, but lets wait and see. This story mainly focused on him, but John Leguizamd was also impressive in an important supporting role and so the Diane Kruger. I think it was a most realistic undercover film among others I have seen. The drugs were not shown much and so the sex and nudes, despite the plot revolved around that. Even the stunts were minimised, but those rare action sequences were so good. The majority of the film was drama with lots of thrill scenes. The two hours long film, and the story were narrated with a good pace. Not to be missed if you like cops and thieves game. 8/10

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