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Corporate Negligence

The Insider (1999)

Michael Mann • 157 min

Big Tobacco's cover-up — the blueprint asbestos companies followed.

Our Rating 9/10
IMDB 7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes 96%
Metacritic 85

Where to Watch

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Synopsis

Based on the true story of Jeffrey Wigand, a tobacco industry executive who became the most famous corporate whistleblower in American history.

Our Review

The tobacco industry's playbook — suppress internal research, fund junk science, attack whistleblowers, lobby against regulation — is the EXACT playbook asbestos companies used. Every mesothelioma patient will recognize the pattern. This is arguably the best corporate whistleblower film ever made.

Who Should Watch

Everyone. The definitive film about how corporations suppress evidence of harm.

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Key Topics Covered

Tobacco industry Whistleblower Corporate cover-up Media pressure Regulatory capture

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What Critics Say

“A fascinating, emotional, and repellent story about ordinary men in extraordinary circumstances.”

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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