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18 September 2009 (USA) moreTagline:
Based on a tattle-tale morePlot:
The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre. full summary | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(75 articles)
George Clooney To Direct Matt Damon In Aaron Sorkin's War On Terror (From MTV Movies Blog. 22 September 2009, 10:00 AM, PDT)
Box Office Preview: 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' will 'rain' at number one
(From EW.com - Hollywood Insider. 17 September 2009, 3:54 PM, PDT)
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Flawed, but with Merit more (72 total)US Showtimes:
| Culver Plaza Theatres | 12:20pm | 5:20 | (personalize) more |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Matt Damon | ... | Mark Whitacre | |
| Lucas McHugh Carroll | ... | Alexander Whitacre (as Lucas Carroll) | |
| Eddie Jemison | ... | Kirk Schmidt | |
| Rusty Schwimmer | ... | Liz Taylor | |
| Craig Ricci Shaynak | ... | Discouraged Foreman | |
| Tom Papa | ... | Mick Andreas | |
| Rick Overton | ... | Terry Wilson | |
| Melanie Lynskey | ... | Ginger Whitacre | |
| Thomas F. Wilson | ... | Mark Cheviron (as Tom Wilson) | |
| Scott Bakula | ... | FBI Special Agent Brian Shepard | |
| Scott Adsit | ... | Sid Hulse | |
| Ann Dowd | ... | FBI Special Agent Kate Medford | |
| Allan Havey | ... | FBI Special Agent Dean Paisley | |
| Howie Johnson | ... | Rusty Williams | |
| Joel McHale | ... | FBI Special Agent Bob Herndon |
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Rated R for language.Parents Guide:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #44918) | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-3 | Italy:T | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:7 | Canada:G (Québec) | Australia:M | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Japan:G | Portugal:M/12 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Germany:12 (f) | Netherlands:AL | Hong Kong:IIBFun Stuff
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This story was the subject of the 9-15-2000 episode (#168) of This American Life entitled "The Fix is In." moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Whitacre first goes in yelling at his boss, his bosses pen appears and disappears between shots. moreQuotes:
Mark Whitacre: Polar bears cover their noses before they pounce on a seal. How do polar bears know their noses are black? Did they look in the water one day, see their reflection and say, "Man, I'd be invisible if it wasn't for that thing." moreFAQ
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Steven Soderbergh consistently makes interesting films even if some of them aren't complete successes. The Informant! attests to that. The best thing about the film is Matt Damon's performance. Damon is able to portray Whitacre as a self-obsessed buffoon while still maintaining some believability. It's a difficult tightrope to walk but he does it well. The film as a whole, however, has issues. The main one being that the film never establishes a proper tone. On one level, it's a wacky comedy with a wacky score about a wacky guy doing wacky things. At the same time, it's a corporate thriller about price fixing and embezzlement. Unlike Damon, it has trouble in walking its tightrope. With that said, I still liked the film. It's satire of the selfishness, thoughtlessness, and flat-out stupidity of a certain type of American capitalist is very funny and, unfortunately, accurate. The level of professionalism in this film is also a notch or two above most Hollywood productions. The film has strong cinematography as offices have never looked more fittingly bland or yellow. Soderbergh also demonstrates why he's gained his strong reputation as a filmmaker by having impeccable camera placement. These many virtues make The Informant! an intriguing and satisfying film even though it does have some notable issues.