The Informant! Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Based on a tattle-tale

Jan. 15, 2010

The Informant!

Release Date: Friday, September 18, 2009 Nationwide

Melanie Lynskey, Matt Damon, George Clooney, Jeff Skoll, Joel McHale, Steven Soderbergh, Scott Z. Burns, Greg Jacobs, Tony Hale, Jennifer Fox, Michael London, Scott Bakula, Thomas F. Wilson, Kurt Eichenwald, Howard Braunstein

R Action 1 hr, 48 m

2.6

54% WILL SEE

46% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Informant!.

Matt Damon
Christopher Nolan Next Movie, Interstellar
Melanie Lynskey
Touchback, Assassination Nation
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Scott Bakula
Divinity, Behind the Candelabra
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Thomas F. Wilson
Tony Hale
Inside Out 2, Dream Productions (limited series)
Joel McHale
It's a Wonderful Knife, Parachute

Crew Behind the Film

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

The film's director Steven Soderbergh last directed Magic Mike's Last Dance and KIMI. 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

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA 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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Production Details

What we know about the The Informant! movie production.

Key Facts

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

Production Updates

Jul 2009

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Feb 2009

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Informant! was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, September 18, 2009. in around 2,505 theaters There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Jennifer's Body, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Love Happens.

Movie Theaters

2009-09-18 Nationwide

United States

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