The Informant! Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Based on a tattle-tale

Amy Renner

Last modified: Jan. 15, 2010

The Informant!

Release Date: Friday, September 18, 2009 Theaters

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Starring: Matt Damon • Melanie Lynskey • Scott Bakula • Thomas F. Wilson • Tony Hale

R Action 1 hr, 48 m

2.64 / 5.0

55% WILL SEE 45% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

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.

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Who stars in The Informant! – Cast List

Matt Damon
The RIP, The Odyssey
Melanie Lynskey
Pike River, Don't Look Up
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Scott Bakula
Divinity, Behind the Candelabra
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Thomas F. Wilson
Tony Hale
Toy Story 5, Office Romance
Joel McHale
Blended, Community the movie

Who is making The Informant! – Crew List

A look at The Informant! behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Steven Soderbergh last helmed Black Bag and Presence. The film's writer Scott Z. Burns last penned 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

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the The Informant!

Key Facts

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

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

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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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language
Runtime: 1 hr, 48 m
Tagline: Based on a tattle-tale
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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The Informant! Release Date: When was the film released?

The Informant! was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, September 18 , 2009. The film was released in approximately 2,505 theaters. There were nine other movies released on the same date, including Jennifer's Body, Love Happens and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.