Yes. More sad than 75% 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 Insider scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 Insider violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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 Insider easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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 Insider 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.

The Insider

Name: The Insider
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1999
Duration: 158 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall

Two men driven to tell the truth … whatever the cost.

Directed by Michael Mann

Produced by Touchstone Pictures, Mann/Roth Productions

1999158 min7.5 / 10

A tense, intellectually rigorous legal thriller about a whistleblower's moral reckoning and the personal cost of exposing corporate corruption.

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is The Insider sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Insider scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Insider violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Insider easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does The Insider end with hope? 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.