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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.
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.
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- Biography, Comedy, Crime
- Steven Soderbergh
- 2009-09-18
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.
The Informant! 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...
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- Steven Soderbergh
- R
- Matt Damon
The Informant! Matt Damon stars as an eccentric and delusional company VP who turns FBI informant to expose corporate fraud. Based on the true story of Mark Whitacre, the film follows the quirky exec's exploits as he reveals a massive price-fixing scheme.
- 108 min
Sep 16, 2009 · If only it were that simple, “The Informant!” might have been a corporate thriller like Michael Mann’s “The Insider” (1999), with Russell Crowe as a whistle blower in the tobacco industry. But during the investigation, Whitacre reveals himself as a man of bewildering contradictions.
Matt Damon stars as an eccentric and delusional company VP who turns FBI informant to expose corporate fraud. Based on the true story of Mark Whitacre, the film follows the quirky exec's exploits as he reveals a massive price-fixing scheme... along with a few of his own illegal activities.
