# The Infiltrator (2016)

> A U.S. customs agent risks his identity and family life while posing as a money launderer inside Pablo Escobar’s criminal financial network.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/205768

## Facts

- Runtime: 127 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Brad Furman
- Cast: Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Daniel Mays, Benjamin Bratt, Amy Ryan, Elena Anaya, Joseph Gilgun
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1355631/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, foreboding, paranoid, crime thriller night, true crime viewing

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