Important Movies about Whistle blowers: Do you have some favorites?

[Mike 03]

For whatever reason seeing "Michael Clayton" inspired me to watch Michael Mann's "The Insider" (about the cigarette industry) a couple of times this week.

These are amazing films. I guess in a way "Network" might be considered a film about a whistle blower.

Perhaps I'd include "Norma Rae," that union organization film with Sally Fields about the terrible, shameful working conditions in the textile industry.

There were also a few films about radiation and nuclear plants: "China Syndrome" and "Silkwood."

This is a great genre that has produced many marvelous motions pictures. Yet, we hear about all these other genres, but no one speaks of this group of films as a genre. Maybe this is worth thinking about.

Do you have any favorites? I'd appreciate some recommendations. These films are really inspring to me for some reason.

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Would "Constant Gardener" qualify? Maybe that is more of a tragic detective story than the story of a Whistleblower.

[Bigmack]

1. How about "Rainmaker"? ...

It has a predatory insurance company, a whistleblower, and Danny DeVito.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. You named all the good ones that came to mind.

:thumbsup:

[gratuitous]

3. Prince of the City

Treat Williams (no, really!) gives an outstanding performance as a cop who turns on his elite police department team. Watching him go from idealistic to cynical to outraged to falling apart is amazing. The film is ver-r-r-r-y slow, but has any number of very good performances.

[Mike 03]

4. Great one.... I have always wanted to see that.

Your suggestion reminds me of another: "American Gangster."

Definitely... Next time I place an order on Amazon, I'm getting "Prince of the City." Isn't that directed by Sidney Lumet?

[gratuitous]

12. Yep, Sidney Lumet directed

A good performance by the little short guy, I can't remember his name as the federal justice department guy who sets the investigation in motion.

[Graybeard]

5. Erin Brockovich.

Also, All The President's Men and Serpico. They all portray the real danger that the whistle blower faces.

[Toucano]

6. "The Nasty Girl" is great.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nasty_Girl

[Ian David]

7. Alien. Outlander. Chinatown. No Way Out. Prophecy. Capricorn One. n/t

[Horse with no Name]

8. Silkwood.

They filmed that near my house. Cher, Meryl Streep and Kurt Russell lived nearby for several months in some duplexes in Sherman.
They frequented local business establishments--I caught sight of them in JCPenneys.
There is NO doubt in my mind what happened here or who was at fault (Kerr McGee).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086312/plotsummary

[NashVegas]

13. That's Probably the Queen of Them All

[Ian David]

9. Minority Report. n/t

[misanthrope]

10. Serpico**nm

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[Horse with no Name]

14. Ohhh good one! n/t

[Graybeard]

11. On The Waterfront.

Corrupt union bosses murder a whistle blower and nearly beat Brando to death. This is one of the best.

[Graybeard]

15. The Harder They Fall (1956)

Humphrey Bogart as a sportswriter who uncovers corruption in the boxing world....(shocking.) Bogie's last film.