The Insider
1999 · 158 min · Director: Michael Mann
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Balls-out 60 Minutes (1968) Producer Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) sniffs a story when a former research biologist for Brown & Williamson, Jeff Wigand (Russell Crowe), won't talk to him. When the company leans hard on Wigand to honor a confidentiality agreement, he gets his back up. Trusting Bergman, and despite a crumbling marriage, he goes on camera for a Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer) interview and risks arrest for contempt of court. Westinghouse is negotiating to buy CBS, so CBS attorneys advise CBS News to shelve the interview and avoid a lawsuit. 60 Minutes (1968) and CBS News bosses cave, Wigand is hung out to dry, Bergman is compromised, and the CEOs of Big Tobacco may get away with perjury. Will the truth come out?
Emotional fingerprint
The Insider (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Anger 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Anger25%
- Empathy20%
- Inspiration15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Anger, Empathy. Genres: Drama, History, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Anger and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Curiosity
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Anger
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 37 % | 15 % | 35 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 41 % | 32 % | 20 % | 33 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Curiosity | 36 % | 21 % | 14 % | 35 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 25 % | 16 % | 34 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 51 % | 43 % | 34 % | 34 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Curiosity | 58 % | 51 % | 43 % | 40 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 59 % | 55 % | 44 % | 40 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 61 % | 58 % | 48 % | 36 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 60 % | 51 % | 48 % | 38 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 45 % | 49 % | 38 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Empathy | 63 % | 51 % | 54 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 60 % | 53 % | 46 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 49 % | 41 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Empathy | 65 % | 55 % | 53 % | 38 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Empathy | 65 % | 56 % | 54 % | 34 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 122′ | Anger | 59 % | 53 % | 48 % | 30 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 130′ | Empathy | 56 % | 51 % | 46 % | 30 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 138′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 43 % | 40 % | 33 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 146′ | Empathy | 54 % | 30 % | 40 % | 25 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 154′ | Sadness | 58 % | 23 % | 47 % | 15 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Details
- Directed by
- Michael Mann
- Written by
- Michael Mann, Eric Roth, Marie Brenner
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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