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  1. Sep 16, 2009 · “The Informant!” is fascinating in the way it reveals two levels of events, not always visible to each other or to the audience. A second viewing would be rewarding, knowing what we find out. Matt Damon's performance is deceptively bland.

  2. 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 some mixed messages about corporate ethics;….

    • Joel Mchale, Matt Damon, Scott Bakula
    • Steven Soderbergh
    • Warner Bros.
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  4. Dec 12, 2023 · The movieThe Informant’ was based on the book of the same name that chronicled a major lysine price-fixing conspiracy that took place in the mid-1990s. Mark Whitacre decided to whistleblow on the entire operation as a Divisional President for the American company Archer Daniels Midland. Whitacre initially agreed to act as an informant for ...

  5. The film is based on the 2000 nonfiction book The Informant, by journalist Kurt Eichenwald. Released on September 18, 2009, The Informant! received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for Matt Damon's performance, although the film's comedic yet ironic tone received mixed reviews.

    • September 18, 2009
  6. Sep 18, 2009 · 80% 231 Reviews Tomatometer 44% 250,000+ Ratings Audience Score Though a rising star in the ranks of Archer Daniels Midland, Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) suddenly exposes a price-fixing conspiracy...

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    • Steven Soderbergh
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    • Matt Damon
  7. Bottom Line: The Informant! is one of Steven Soderbergh’s best films. It is a culmination of the filmmaker’s talents and Soderbergh has produced a picture with wide audience appeal and high cinematic craft.

  8. Dec 28, 2023 · Marvin Hamlisch’s jazzy score backs the film with an added element of unreality; in many scenes, Soderbergh chose to emphasize the 1970s-style music and ignore the dialogue—these people are just talking heads to Whitacre, and the audience starts to understand who they’re dealing with as banjo music and internal monologue play over the FBI agents...

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