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The Insider

The Insider

Oct 28, 1999
158 min
DramaThriller
7.4/ 10
1,939 votes

Overview

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

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.4/10
1,939 votes
IMDB
7.8/10
188,820 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
85/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$90,000,000Production cost
Box Office$60,300,000Worldwide gross
Profit-$29,700,000Loss
ROI
-33.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$29,089,912Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 7 Oscars. 23 wins & 58 nominations total

Details

Production information

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

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$90,000,000

Revenue

$60,300,000

Production Companies

Touchstone PicturesMann/Roth ProductionsForward Pass

Cast & Crew

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