The Insider
“Two men driven to tell the truth … whatever the cost.”
1999 · 2 h 37 min
Directed by 
Michael Mann
Michael MannCast
Russell Crowe 
Al Pacino 
Christopher Plummer Diane Venora 
Philip Baker Hall 
Lindsay Crouse
Credits
Written by: Marie Brenner
Plot
A tobacco company executive, Jeffrey Wigand, becomes a whistleblower on the dangers of cigarettes, and a 60 Minutes producer, Lowell Bergman, fights to get his story on air, in a tense drama based on true events.
Sinekatalog’s take
A tense, intelligent and gripping true-life drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (193,805 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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