The Informant!

"Based on a tattle-tale"

Sep 18 2009 R 1h 48m
Biography, Comedy, Crime

A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion.

Plot

Mark Whitacre has worked for lysine developing company ADM for many years and has even found his way into upper management. But nothing has prepared him for the job he is about to undertake - being a spy for the FBI. Unwillingly pressured into working as an informant against the illegal price-fixing activities of his company, Whitacre gradually adopts the idea that he's a true secret agent. But as his incessant lies keep piling up, his world begins crashing down around him.

Written by

Scott Z. Burns, Kurt Eichenwald

Directed by

Steven Soderbergh

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Participant, Jaffe / Braunstein Enterprise, Section Eight, Warner Bros. Pictures, Groundswell Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 21 nominations total

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69,699
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
66
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