The Insider (1999)

Cast

Al Pacino
as Lowell Bergman
Russell Crowe
as Jeffrey Wigand
Gina Gershon
as Helen Caperelli
Michael Gambon
as Thomas Sandefur

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Genres & Description

Action Biography Drama Thriller

7.9 / 10

Balls-out "60 Minutes" producer Lowell Bergman sniffs a story when a former research biologist for Brown & Williamson, Jeff Wigand, won't talk to him. When the company leans hard on Wigand to honor a confidentiality agreement, he gets his back up. Trusting Bergman and despite a crumbling marriage, he goes on camera for a Mike Wallace interview and risks arrest for contempt of court. Westinghouse is negotiating to buy CBS, so CBS attorneys advise CBS News to shelve the interview and avoid a lawsuit. "60 Minutes" and CBS News bosses cave, Wigand is hung out to dry, Bergman is compromised, and the CEOs of Big Tobacco may get away with perjury. Will the truth come out?

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Comments on this trailer
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markorevan

Bud White and Vincent Hanna vs corrupt system - @Thursday, November 1, 2018 12:28 AM

Anirban Saha

Whistleblowers are Heroes. - @Friday, September 14, 2018 10:50 PM

zabaanshenaas

I actually smoke Sir Walter Raleigh pipe tobacco...as well as Velvet, Half & Half, and Paladin Black Cherry. - @Friday, May 25, 2018 2:26 AM

fetB

looks boring AF - @Sunday, December 31, 2017 12:44 PM

electricmastro

Interesting how this trailer makes this movie out to be the best film of 1999, rivaling other movies such as Fight Club, The Matrix, The Green Mile, American Beauty, The Sixth Sense, Magnolia, and The Iron Giant. - @Saturday, December 23, 2017 9:48 PM

emir kovacevic

his wife is fkin b**** crying and whinging all the time, not helping at all !!! Ohh... House , Ohhh car, Oh.... go do something b***** Paused movie just to leave this comment. thx - @Thursday, December 7, 2017 8:31 AM

s h a d ø w b a n n e d

Michael Mann's film style is so clean. It's a shame he's not still working. Heat is one of the greatest. - @Friday, October 27, 2017 8:45 PM

Ishan Rosha

One of the best films ever made - @Sunday, October 22, 2017 4:24 AM

Malcolm Marriott

would you dob in your mates?? or is that a 20:20 question - @Thursday, October 12, 2017 6:51 AM

Katia Claro

Esse filme é ótimo!!👍👍👍 - @Friday, August 18, 2017 1:40 AM

sathish marriswaran

Movie is slow. - @Friday, August 4, 2017 7:39 PM

Harry Carrey

Could have been a great movie,, but way too long.. Michael Mann turned this into a bad music video with all the horrible music montages and of course Al Pacino was still in his yelling phase in the movie and over acting in every scene. Great story.. horrible delivery. - @Wednesday, March 15, 2017 6:11 PM

Annette Gillham

This is happening today! - @Tuesday, October 18, 2016 5:45 PM

peter oneil

This guy was a Fkn idiot. He ruined his families life and his life for what ? To tell people that they make tobacco products to be addictive ? Well no shit Sherlock ! - @Tuesday, October 11, 2016 8:36 PM

R.Y.1/O MaruPhoenix

9/11 reference on 17 : 47 , :) - @Wednesday, July 27, 2016 7:43 PM

Alex Ivic

These old trailers so old school vhs!! - @Thursday, July 7, 2016 9:55 PM

Andrew Jones

One of my favorite movies of all time! - @Tuesday, July 5, 2016 3:43 AM

Largo

I didn't know Batman does trailer narration. - @Tuesday, June 28, 2016 4:21 AM

Maciej P

Any one knows what is the model of glasses that Rusell Crowe is wearing in that movie? - @Saturday, January 23, 2016 11:25 PM

jesusfish

My moms law firm was mentioned in this film - @Monday, December 21, 2015 4:53 AM

Ediition_x

This movie is amazing so underrated! - @Friday, November 13, 2015 2:02 AM

Schnaider 978

if you a criminal, than yes you have to fear something and hide BUT if you are not than there is no need to worry, simple - @Saturday, November 7, 2015 8:48 PM

the c.f.a.

Remind me how American Beauty beat this for Best Picture, Director, and Actor? - @Saturday, October 17, 2015 11:55 PM

dnasty312

96% on Rotten Tomatoes I would say makes it the best reviewed film of 1999 - @Monday, August 24, 2015 4:17 AM

USMCCraigWilk

time to sit back, relax and enjoy a cigarette. - @Wednesday, June 10, 2015 9:13 PM

xilix

Some older films deserve new trailers, because these old ones are absolute shit that do the film no justice at all. - @Saturday, May 9, 2015 12:31 AM

CyberSubculture Vulture

Hard to believe this film didn't take home a single one of its 7 oscar nominations - @Sunday, March 1, 2015 11:46 PM

JohnDoe89

I found this petition for a better Blu-ray of Heat: https://www.change.org/p/warner-home-video-heat-needs-a-anniversary-edition - @Thursday, February 19, 2015 11:27 PM

Djordje Djordjevic

This movie was so intense i smoked half pack of cigarettes - @Wednesday, January 7, 2015 11:55 PM

DarrenBonJovi

It will pin you to the edge of your seat? - @Friday, November 14, 2014 7:46 PM

Some Bizarre ta Some Bizzare Label

love devotion - @Sunday, August 3, 2014 6:59 AM

yasser alamri

Al pacino is Maradona of Holywood .... - @Friday, July 18, 2014 11:02 PM

DontFuckWitDreDay

Cheesy af shit - @Thursday, July 10, 2014 5:10 AM

Daniel M. Flowerday

lmao - @Wednesday, June 4, 2014 9:34 PM

lurch321

Crowe and Pacino were great in this, but I was hoping that the suspense would last longer than the first 20 minutes. After that................SNORE SNORE SNORE. - @Monday, November 4, 2013 6:03 AM

ricardo brito

GREAT MOVIE FAKKING STOP KILLING YOURSELFS I QUIT THANK GOD BUT THAT IS POISON!!!!!!!!! - @Friday, September 6, 2013 9:32 PM

ltethan649

only movie that i liked AL Pacino in. - @Friday, August 23, 2013 3:59 AM

BrotherBadSeed

So underrated, so f-ing underrated. - @Monday, July 29, 2013 1:00 AM

Ryan Playfair

just watched this for the first time! it was recommended on my university book now have to right a 1000 word essay on smoking and health, what a film though was really good. - @Thursday, June 20, 2013 8:09 PM

DoktorMegaopa

Magnolia. - @Friday, June 14, 2013 3:57 PM

Valerie J

A powerful movie with a rather scary message that you cannot always trust companies, including blue chip companies, that tell us that their products will not harm our health. I've seen The Insider (1999) a few times now and I still find it extraordinarily gripping and rather sad. And what a cast! Heavyweights like Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer and Michael Gambon make riveting viewing. - @Tuesday, June 11, 2013 7:19 AM

Geeljire

and The Matrix.. - @Monday, March 18, 2013 4:00 AM

Josh G

1999 had some pretty awesome movies. Life, Return to Paradise, Insider... - @Friday, March 8, 2013 6:20 AM

xxxxxGhostBoyxxxxx

i hate his wive thousand times than i hate CBS or B&W. fucking bitch - @Saturday, March 2, 2013 9:38 PM

tom bob

@geniemist I doubt you even seen a quarter of all good movies. But then again thats my opinion - @Saturday, February 23, 2013 5:33 PM

REframe Kent

this is the kind of film we love... - @Monday, February 11, 2013 10:12 AM

Simen Smith

I Hate Al Pacino ! - @Tuesday, February 5, 2013 2:01 PM

hamody adeeb

they shop a scene on that movie on my home town umm al fahem palestine .. i was maybe 5-6 years old dad told me that this guy a legend ... i grow up and understood why this man a legend . - @Wednesday, January 30, 2013 9:05 AM

Bob .Grant

Superb performances by Crowe and Pacino. - @Tuesday, January 29, 2013 7:14 PM

Arnold Schwarzenigger

But it's definitely better than this. - @Saturday, January 19, 2013 4:08 PM