THE INSIDER (1999) - ♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Michael Mann

Written by - Eric Roth, Michael Mann (based on an article by Marie Brenner)

Starring - Al Pacino, Russell Crowe

"The true story of scientist Jeffrey Wigand, fired by a tobacco company, who is persuaded by the producer of popular show 60 Minutes to tell the truth about his tests and prove to the world that tobacco is addictive. But when CBS threatens to buckle under corporate matters, the two men must face the corporations alone. Mann’s thriller drama is about two men trying to do the right thing but being crushed down by an evil society in disguise; in doing so he returns to the formula of his excellent previous work Heat. Crowe and Pacino are brilliant in the lead roles, and the stunning cinematography adds to the intensity and suspense."

Biopic, USA