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The Insider

  • 1999
  • R
  • 2h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
175K
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2,741
260
Russell Crowe and Al Pacino in The Insider (1999)
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A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.

  • Director
    • Michael Mann
  • Writers
    • Marie Brenner
    • Eric Roth
    • Michael Mann
  • Stars
    • Russell Crowe
    • Al Pacino
    • Christopher Plummer
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    175K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,741
    260
    • Director
      • Michael Mann
    • Writers
      • Marie Brenner
      • Eric Roth
      • Michael Mann
    • Stars
      • Russell Crowe
      • Al Pacino
      • Christopher Plummer
    • 574User reviews
    • 210Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 7 Oscars
      • 23 wins & 58 nominations total

    Videos6

    The Insider
    Trailer 2:25
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    'The Insider' | Anniversary Mashup
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    "Stay Away from Me"
    Clip 1:27
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    "I Think It's Worth It"
    Clip 1:15
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    The Insider
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    Photos191

    Russell Crowe and Al Pacino in The Insider (1999)
    Al Pacino, Philip Baker Hall, and Christopher Plummer in The Insider (1999)
    Al Pacino in The Insider (1999)
    Russell Crowe in The Insider (1999)
    Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, and Hallie Eisenberg in The Insider (1999)
    Lowell Bergman and Dr. Jeffrey Wigand
    Lowell Bergman and Dr. Jeffrey Wigand
    Al Pacino stars as 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman
    Russell Crowe stars as Dr. Jeffrey Wigand
    L to R - Don Hewitt (Philip Baker Hall), Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) and Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer)
    Russell Crowe stars as Dr. Jeffrey Wigand
    L to R - Debbie De Luca (Debi Mazar), Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino), Don Hewitt (Philip Baker Hall) and Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer)

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    Russell Crowe
    Russell Crowe
    • Jeffrey Wigand
    Al Pacino
    Al Pacino
    • Lowell Bergman
    Christopher Plummer
    Christopher Plummer
    • Mike Wallace
    Diane Venora
    Diane Venora
    • Liane Wigand
    Philip Baker Hall
    Philip Baker Hall
    • Don Hewitt
    Lindsay Crouse
    Lindsay Crouse
    • Sharon Tiller
    Debi Mazar
    Debi Mazar
    • Debbie De Luca
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    • Eric Kluster
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Richard Scruggs
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • Ron Motley
    Gina Gershon
    Gina Gershon
    • Helen Caperelli
    Michael Gambon
    Michael Gambon
    • Thomas Sandefur
    Rip Torn
    Rip Torn
    • John Scanlon
    Lynne Thigpen
    Lynne Thigpen
    • Mrs. Williams
    Hallie Eisenberg
    Hallie Eisenberg
    • Barbara Wigand
    Michael Paul Chan
    Michael Paul Chan
    • Norman the Cameraman
    Linda Hart
    Linda Hart
    • Mrs. Wigand
    Robert Harper
    Robert Harper
    • Mark Stern
    • Director
      • Michael Mann
    • Writers
      • Marie Brenner
      • Eric Roth
      • Michael Mann
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      After filming a scene shot at the school, Russell Crowe pranked young castmates by screaming and ripping out his hair. The realistic gray wig had many fooled and horrified, until the crew and Crowe erupted in laughter.
    • Goofs
      In the beginning of the film when Mike Wallace refuses to move his chair away from the Sheik, the translator translates Mike's English into Farsi to the Arabic-speaking Hezbollah. Farsi and Arabic are not the same language and usually Persians and Arabs do not understand each other's languages, unless they studied them.
    • Quotes

      Mike Wallace: Who are these people?

      Lowell Bergman: Ordinary people under extraordinary pressure, Mike. What the hell do you expect? Grace and consistency?

    • Alternate versions
      The TV version is actually longer than the theatrical version and was extended over two nights. The edit was supervised by director Michael Mann.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Best Films of 1999 (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Tempest
      Written by Lisa Gerrard, Madjid Khaladj and Pieter Bourke

      Performed by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke

      Courtesy of 4 AD Limited/Warner Bros. Records Inc.

    User reviews574

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    Crowe and Pacino together
    Forget Russell Crowe's performance by numbers in 'Gladiator' (good though that film was), and enjoy his acting talent here alongside Al Pacino. Both men give inspired and classy masterclasses in how to put a character across. 'The Insider' is unusual, it is long and wordy (not often the case in modern movies), it has a superb soundtrack - 'Sacrifice', in particular - and it makes you involved, makes you care.

    Curious, then, that a Roman epic outshone it. A good epic, but not in the same class.
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    • Jul 9, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 5, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
      • Arabic
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • 60 Minutes
    • Filming locations
      • Louisville, Kentucky, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Forward Pass
      • Blue Lion Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $90,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $29,089,912
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,712,361
      • Nov 7, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $60,289,912
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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