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The Insider | 1999 | R | - 1.3.9
A dramatization of events surrounding a fired tobacco company executive's decision to go public with information about the company's unethical practices at the prompting of a "60 Minutes" producer. With Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, Bruce McGill, Gina Gershon, Michael Gambon, Rip Torn, Lynne Thigpen and Hallie Kate Eisenberg. [2:37]
SEX/NUDITY 1 - A kiss.
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VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - We see a corpse lying in a small pool of blood with blood on the back of its shirt. A man nearly shoots a raccoon. We see soldiers holding machine guns. We see an e-mail message containing a death threat. Some yelling.
LANGUAGE 9 - About 35 F-words, some anatomical references, many scatological references and lots of mild obscenities.
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Whistle-blowing, tobacco companies, "60 Minutes", depositions, deception, journalistic integrity, confidentiality contracts, divorce.
MESSAGE - Business interests influence what we see and don't see on news programs; fighting big business can destroy your life.
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