The Informers

Nov 5, 2008

1h 38m

★ 4.8

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

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.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Senator Entertainment

The Informers Trailers

Cast

William Sloan

Billy Bob Thornton

Laura Sloan

Kim Basinger

Graham Sloan

Jon Foster

Christie

Amber Heard

Cheryl Moore

Winona Ryder

Peter

Mickey Rourke

Roger

Rhys Ifans

Les Price

Chris Isaak

Martin

Austin Nichols

Tim Price

Lou Taylor Pucci

Bryan Metro

Mel Raido

Jack

Brad Renfro

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