Is The Informant! violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Informant! scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Informant! sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Informant! end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Informant! easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Informant!

Name: The Informant!
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Released: 2009
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Melanie Lynskey, Tom Papa

Based on a tattle-tale

Directed by Steven Soderbergh

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Participant

2009108 min6.1 / 10

A darkly comic true-crime drama about a delusional whistleblower whose self-serving heroism and paranoia unravel amid corporate conspiracy and FBI surveillance.

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.

Clusters

Comedic Heist Movies Comedy That Turns Sharp Comedic Heist Movies Dark Comedies About Ambition Crime and Corruption

Genres

Drama Comedy Crime

Keywords

Fbi Lie Agriculture Based On True Story Informant Witness To Murder Surveillance Corn Price-fixing

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is The Informant! violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Informant! scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Informant! sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Does The Informant! end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Informant! easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.