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The Informers

The Informers

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The Informers

"Greed is good. Sex is easy. Youth is forever."

2008

1h 38m

4.8(257 votes)

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

William Sloan

Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger

Laura Sloan

Jon Foster

Jon Foster

Graham Sloan

Amber Heard

Amber Heard

Christie

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Cheryl Moore

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Peter

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Roger

Chris Isaak

Chris Isaak

Les Price

Austin Nichols

Austin Nichols

Martin

Lou Taylor Pucci

Lou Taylor Pucci

Tim Price

Creative team

Directed by: Gregor Jordan
Written by: Bret Easton Ellis
Nicholas Jarecki
Produced by: Bret Easton Ellis
Marco Weber

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