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      The Informers

      R Released Apr 24, 2009 1h 38m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      12% Tomatometer 105 Reviews 18% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings In 1980s Los Angeles, a group of self-absorbed hedonists drift through their lives without the benefit of a moral compass. A movie executive (Billy Bob Thornton) carries on an affair with a newscaster, while his son (Jon Foster) tries to sort out his relationship with his promiscuous girlfriend (Amber Heard). Meanwhile, a sleazy ex-con (Mickey Rourke) hatches a plan to sell a kidnapped child for some quick cash. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      As miserable and insipid as its protagonists, The Informers fails to provide anything to think about after the sheen of fake blond is gone.

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      Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online It was a series of randomness that don't really offer much information or contribute to the overall point. Rated: C Sep 12, 2017 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Rob Nelson Variety Rating less than zero on the sophistication scale, The Informers is thus a totally faithful adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel--and an accurate look at early '80s-era Los Angeles. Sep 1, 2009 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Compounding the lack of intrigue is a storyline that is all introduction and setup, leaving the audience waiting for a third act that never comes. Rated: 3/10 Nov 28, 2020 Full Review Kelly Vance East Bay Express Heaven protect us from any more Bret Easton Ellis versions of Tales of the Empty Lives of Los Angeles. Aug 18, 2011 Full Review Burl Burlingame Honolulu Star-Advertiser Brad Renfro in his last movie role, playing a wannabe film actor who sprays out filthy perspiration like a collie emerging from a sewer. It's possible this role killed Renfro. Rated: 1/4 Jul 5, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D An absolute despite the cast. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/24 Full Review Audience Member A movie as pretentious and vapid as one of its leading actresses (Amber Heard), you know immediately that it won't be worth watching aside from an otherwise solid cast. This movie is nothing but a mishmash of noncohesive series of events that have no plot or character development. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Where does one begin, when it comes to a film that has no purpose? I kept wondering where all of this was going. Then suddenly the credits appeared. It’s as if it were only half of a movie. Truly awful. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/18 Full Review Audience Member It was depressing to get through this. A collection of boring scenes where very little happens. The cast is solid, but are given almost nothing to work with. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member The Informers has a great case to discuss, and I actually liked that, it was just shattered among these unrelated stories! They were trying to discuss a lot of cases in one movie, but they massively failed! The whole movie is full of bad performances, direction and soundtrack! So how can they create a movie with these drops? As a result, it's a shattered movie, but worth watching though! And I think that they could have made it way better, if they focused on one case to discuss, just to make us at least digest what's happening! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Aimless and lifeless. Although, not AS bad as I expected. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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      Synopsis In 1980s Los Angeles, a group of self-absorbed hedonists drift through their lives without the benefit of a moral compass. A movie executive (Billy Bob Thornton) carries on an affair with a newscaster, while his son (Jon Foster) tries to sort out his relationship with his promiscuous girlfriend (Amber Heard). Meanwhile, a sleazy ex-con (Mickey Rourke) hatches a plan to sell a kidnapped child for some quick cash.
      Director
      Gregor Jordan
      Producer
      Marco Weber
      Screenwriter
      Bret Easton Ellis, Nicholas Jarecki
      Distributor
      Senator Film
      Production Co
      Senator Entertainment
      Rating
      R (Nudity|Drug Use|Pervasive Language|Some Disturbing Images|Strong Sexual Content)
      Genre
      Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 24, 2009, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 9, 2009
      Runtime
      1h 38m
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