The Informer

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2019

1h 53m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Pete Koslow is a former special operations soldier working as an informant for the FBI to help dismantle the Polish mafia's drug trade in New York. But when the FBI's operation goes wrong, resulting in the death of an undercover NYPD cop, Pete is coerced into returning to Bale Hill, the prison he previously served time in for manslaughter, to take down the cartel from the inside.

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Critics Consensus

The Informer may prove a passable diversion for less demanding thriller fans, but most of its ingredients have been recycled from superior entries in the genre.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Joel Kinnaman is taking names in true action movie-star fashion.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 7, 2020

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Michael Ordoña

Los Angeles Times

"The Informer" isn't bad. It's just nothing special.

Nov 7, 2020

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John DeFore

Hollywood Reporter

A solid crime flick whose heart rate never rises to a point commensurate with the many layers of danger its eponymous protagonist faces.

Nov 6, 2020

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“The Informer” nimbly plays within its gritty crime genre, maintaining a propulsive pace that keeps its audience on their toes. It all tangibly plays out within the moral malaise of underworld violence and crooked law enforcement.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 22, 2022

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

The intrigues are breathless and the violence so in your face that it takes a seriously off-key third act to make this one more a mixed bag than it was setting up to be.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 8, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…The Informer’s generic title hides a sober, fairly gripping thriller that’s something of an antidote to much of the silver-screen’s childish fare…

Rated: 3/5

May 6, 2022

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Shay C

Pretty good. Not too cringe, if you know what I mean, and it's entertaining.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Ruud T

Eindelijk een film die vele clichés achter zich laat. De moeite van het bekijken waard.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Jeffrey P

Meh, was expecting more of a prison drama, not a split story between prison and the outside that becomes too fictitious to take as seriously as the first half, Still, it was interesting enough to keep my attention.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Test T

I watched this on dvd recently. It's violent and brutal at times, although the story starts off well and the scenes set in New York are quite exciting to watch. However, once Pete is sent back to prison it looses it's finesse and it feels like a different low budget episode of the first part. This is another one of those movies where the NYPD and FBI don't get on which reminded me of how different Councils used to clash, despite working cooperatively as public sector stake holders! The plot is far too complicated and reaches the point where the credibility of the whole story is lost, resulting in an empty experience for the viewer. The more I watched the worse it seemed and I soon began to hope it would end. I fast forwarded through some of it to lessen the ordeal. Sadly, I can't recommend this movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Jonathan M

Intro and middle was good, but conclusion lacked goodness

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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John H

Worth the time investment.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/16/23

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Synopsis

Pete Koslow is a former special operations soldier working as an informant for the FBI to help dismantle the Polish mafia's drug trade in New York. But when the FBI's operation goes wrong, resulting in the death of an undercover NYPD cop, Pete is coerced into returning to Bale Hill, the prison he previously served time in for manslaughter, to take down the cartel from the inside.

Director: Andrea Di Stefano
Producer: Wayne Marc Godfrey, James Harris, Basil Iwanyk, Robert Jones, Mark Lane, Erica Lee
Screenwriter: Matthew Cook, Rowan Joffe, Andrea Di Stefano
Production Co: Maddem Films, thefyzz, Imagination Park Entertainment, Thunder Road Pictures
Rating: R (Strong Violence|Pervasive Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 6, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $300.5K
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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