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  1. Sep 16, 2009 · Mark Whitacre was the highest-ranking executive in U.S. history to blow the whistle in a case of corporate fraud. He ended up with a prison sentence three times longer than any of the criminal executives he exposed. To be sure, there was the detail of the $9 million that he embezzled along the way for his personal use. What we discover toward the end of “The Informant!” may help explain ...

  2. Sep 18, 2009 · Oct 11, 2017 Full Review Matt Singer The Rumpus Like Soderbergh's Ocean's 11 series, The Informant! is a funny movie with no jokes. Sep 18, 2017 Full Review Sean Axmaker ...

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    • Steven Soderbergh
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    • Matt Damon
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  4. 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. It depicts Whitacre's involvement as a whistleblower in the lysine price-fixing conspiracy of ...

    • September 18, 2009
  5. What you will—and won't—find in this movie. Some intense arguments. Parents need to know that this engaging Steven Soderbergh comedy received an R rating principally for language. The actual subject matter -- corporate misdeeds -- may only appeal to teens, however, because it stars Matt Damon. The movie is based on a true story and sends ...

    • Joel Mchale, Matt Damon, Scott Bakula
    • Steven Soderbergh
    • Warner Bros.
  6. Jan 14, 2009 · Review. In the early 90s, Mark Whitacre (Damon), a biochemist at an agrichemical firm, liaises with the FBI to root out a possible industrial spy then reveals that his employers are involved in a ...

  7. Damon’s performance is actually pitch-perfect, a layered comedic performance worthy of Peter Sellers. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 30, 2023. This film is a intriguing case study of ...

  8. Dec 28, 2023 · Perhaps the most ingenious part of Whitacre’s affect (and the film) is his stream-of-consciousness inner monologue. He wonders about tie patterns, spews factoids about polar bears, and wrestles with the German language as he bumbles deeper into an FBI investigation he instigated. Whitacre is the ultimate unreliable narrator—someone whose world is entirely in his head, and whose actions are ...

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