The Informers
Seen it?2008 | 98 min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 12% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 4.8 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Menace II Society or Coffy, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
A collection of intersecting short stories set in early 1980s Los Angeles, depicts a week in the lives of an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off characters who numb their sense of emptiness with casual sex, violence, and drugs.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
12% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
4.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$382K worldwide on a $18 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 76K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gregor Jordan
- Billy Bob ThorntonWilliam Sloan
- Kim BasingerLaura Sloan
- Jon FosterGraham Sloan
- Amber HeardChristie
- Winona RyderCheryl Moore
- Mickey RourkePeter
- Rhys IfansRoger
- Chris IsaakLes Price
- Austin NicholsMartin
- Lou Taylor PucciTim Price