The Informant! Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

What was Mark Whitacre thinking? A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), 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. But before all that can happen, the FBI needs evidence, so Whitacre eagerly agrees to wear a wire and carry a hidden tape recorder in his briefcase, imagining himself as a kind of de facto secret agent. Unfortunately for the FBI, their lead witness hasn't been quite so forthcoming about helping himself to the corporate coffers. Whitacre's ever-changing account frustrates the agents and threatens the case against ADM as it becomes almost impossible to decipher what is real and what is the product of Whitacre's rambling imagination. Based on the true story of the highest-ranking corporate whistleblower in U.S. history.

Action Adventure Crime

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Informant!.

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  Matt Damon

  The Odyssey, Hereafter

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  Melanie Lynskey

  Win Win, Touchback

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  Scott Bakula

  Geography Club, Divinity

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  Thomas F. Wilson

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  Tony Hale

  Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate, Inside Out 2

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  Joel McHale

  Blended, Deliver Us from Evil

Crew Behind the Film

The The Informant! behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Steven Soderbergh last directed Presence and Magic Mike's Last Dance. The film's writer Scott Z. Burns last wrote No Time to Die and The Report.

Director

Steven Soderbergh

Screenwriters

Scott Z. Burns
Kurt Eichenwald

Producers

Howard Braunstein
Kurt Eichenwald
Jennifer Fox
Greg Jacobs

Production Details

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Key Facts

• Based on the book "The Informant" (A True Story) by Kurt Eichenwald.

Production Updates for The Informant!

Jul 2009

Completed

Changed The Informant! movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2009

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

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