The Informers

R

Released Apr 24, 2009

1 hr. 38 min.

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

List

12%

105 Reviews

Tomatometer

18%

10,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

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.

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Critics Consensus

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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Steve D

An absolute despite the cast.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Audience Member

Aimless and lifeless. Although, not AS bad as I expected.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Gregor Jordan

Director

Billy Bob Thornton

William Sloan

Kim Basinger

Laura Sloan

Mickey Rourke

Peter

Winona Ryder

Cheryl

Jon Foster

Graham Sloan

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Candice Frederick

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It was a series of randomness that don't really offer much information or contribute to the overall point.

Rated: C

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Ben Kenigsberg

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 18, 2011

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
Executive Producer: Bret Easton Ellis, Vanessa Coifman, Helge Sasse, Jere Hausfater, Brian Young, Nicholas Jarecki
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

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