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The Informant! is a 2009 American biographical crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre, as well as Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Melanie Lynskey.
- $22 million
- Marvin Hamlisch
- September 18, 2009
Sep 18, 2009 · The Informant!: Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Matt Damon, Lucas McHugh Carroll, Eddie Jemison, Rusty Schwimmer. The U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre.
- Steven Soderbergh
- 207
- 3 min
Sep 18, 2009 · Though a rising star in the ranks of Archer Daniels Midland, Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) suddenly exposes a price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, agreeing to wear a wire and gather evidence against ...
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- Steven Soderbergh
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- Matt Damon
Dec 12, 2023 · ‘The Informant’ was a movie released in 2009 about a massive corporate conspiracy dubbed as a lysine price-fixing conspiracy. The movie was actually based on a book written by Kurt Eichenwald, who documented the case, and the central figure in the conspiracy, Mark Whitacre, played by Matt Damon in the movie.
Summaries. The U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre. Mark Whitacre has worked for lysine developing company ADM for many years and has even found his way into upper management.
Sep 16, 2009 · Roger Ebert September 16, 2009. Tweet. Matt Damon stars as Mark Whitacre in the offbeat comedy "The Informant!" Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Mark Whitacre was the highest-ranking executive in U.S. history to blow the whistle in a case of corporate fraud.
