The Informers
The Informers
The Informers
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2008
1h 38m
4.8(242 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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32 members
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Billy Bob Thornton

William Sloan

Billy Bob Thornton
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Kim Basinger

Laura Sloan

Kim Basinger
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Jon Foster

Graham Sloan

Jon Foster
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Amber Heard

Christie

Amber Heard
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Winona Ryder

Cheryl Moore

Winona Ryder
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Mickey Rourke

Peter

Mickey Rourke
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Rhys Ifans

Roger

Rhys Ifans
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Chris Isaak

Les Price

Chris Isaak
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Austin Nichols

Martin

Austin Nichols
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Lou Taylor Pucci

Tim Price

Lou Taylor Pucci
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Mel Raido

Bryan Metro

Mel Raido
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Brad Renfro

Jack

Brad Renfro
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Theo Rossi

Spaz

Theo Rossi
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Cameron Goodman

Susan Sloan

Cameron Goodman
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Aaron Himelstein

Raymond

Aaron Himelstein
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Jessica Stroup

Rachel

Jessica Stroup
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Peter Scanavino

Leon

Peter Scanavino
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Angela Sarafyan

Mary

Angela Sarafyan
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Simone Kessell

Nina Metro

Simone Kessell
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Katy Mixon

Patty

Katy Mixon
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Fernando Consagra

Bruce

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Suzanne Ford

Bruce's Mother

Suzanne Ford
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Milena Arango

Miss Nebraska

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Valentina Garcia

The P.A.

Valentina Garcia
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Anne Bergstedt Jordanova

Party Girl

Anne Bergstedt Jordanova
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Germán Tripel

Bryan's Guitarist

Germán Tripel
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Diego Leske

Gary Gray

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Daniel Rosenberg

Rocko

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Stefanie Neukirch

Darlene

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Brady Matthews

Maitre D'

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Jeanette O'Connor

Canter's Waitress

Jeanette O'Connor
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Diego Klattenhoff

Dirk

Diego Klattenhoff

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