The Insider

1999
15
2h 37m

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

186K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,645

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Nominated for 7 Oscars
- 23 wins & 58 nominations total

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The Insider

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'The Insider' | Anniversary Mashup

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'The Insider' | Anniversary Mashup

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"Stay Away from Me"

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"I Think It's Worth It"

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Trivia
After filming a scene shot at the school, Russell Crowe pranked young castmates by screaming and ripping out his hair. The realistic gray wig had many fooled and horrified, until the crew and Crowe erupted in laughter.

Goofs
In the beginning of the film when Mike Wallace refuses to move his chair away from the Sheik, the translator translates Mike's English into Farsi to the Arabic-speaking Hezbollah. Farsi and Arabic are not the same language and usually Persians and Arabs do not understand each other's languages, unless they studied them.

Quotes
Mike Wallace: Who are these people?
Lowell Bergman: Ordinary people under extraordinary pressure, Mike. What the hell do you expect? Grace and consistency?

Alternate versions
The TV version is actually longer than the theatrical version and was extended over two nights. The edit was supervised by director Michael Mann.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Best Films of 1999 (2000)

Soundtracks
Tempest
Written by Lisa Gerrard, Madjid Khaladj and Pieter Bourke
Performed by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke
Courtesy of 4 AD Limited/Warner Bros. Records Inc.

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Crowe and Pacino together

Forget Russell Crowe's performance by numbers in 'Gladiator' (good though that film was), and enjoy his acting talent here alongside Al Pacino. Both men give inspired and classy masterclasses in how to put a character across. 'The Insider' is unusual, it is long and wordy (not often the case in modern movies), it has a superb soundtrack - 'Sacrifice', in particular - and it makes you involved, makes you care.

Curious, then, that a Roman epic outshone it. A good epic, but not in the same class.