The Informers is a 2008 American drama film written by Bret Easton Ellis and Nicholas Jarecki and directed by Gregor Jordan.

The film, which is set amidst the decadence of the early 1980s, depicts an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off characters who numb their sense of emptiness with casual sex, alcohol, and drugs.

Graham Sloan is the son of a rich, estranged couple and drives a Porsche, stays in glamorous hotel rooms, and is a drug dealer.

Graham is aware that his girlfriend Christie is cheating on him with a number of men, including his best friend Martin, a bisexual rock video producer.

The singer appears barely coherent, and his attention is only caught when he sees a young girl wearing braces watching television in an adjoining room.

Tim Price is pressured to go with his father, Les, on a trip to Hawaii, ostensibly for the two to share father-son bonding time.

Brandon Routh was originally cast as Bruce, but is absent from the finished movie after a decision to excise all the "vampire scenes" from the film adaptation.

Jordan's final version, which has received negative reviews from some critics, became "some terrible, dark meditation" under his interpretation of the script, according to an insider involved with the production.

The critical consensus states: "As miserable and insipid as its protagonists, The Informers fails to provide anything to think about after the sheen of fake blond is gone.

[11] Sonny Bunch from the Washington Times stated that to understand the film, a viewer should "[i]magine American Psycho with less violence but more nudity, transplanted from New York City to California and stripped of all self-awareness".

[13] Owen Gleiberman from Entertainment Weekly stated that the film is "...by far the most slack, ho-hum movie ever made from Ellis' material".

[14] Cosmo Landesman from The Sunday Times commented, "It has a good cast and a terrific 1980s soundtrack (Devo, Simple Minds)".

James Berardinelli from ReelViews called it "... the kind of movie that, upon leaving the theater, provokes the urge to take a shower".

Critic Nigel Andrews from the Financial Times acknowledges that "Bret Easton Ellis pens a mean tale, in all adjectival senses.

[17] Reviewer Anthony Quinn from The Independent argues that Jordan "...seems to have gone into reverse since his 2001 Buffalo Soldiers, aiming for the LA rondeau of Altman's Short Cuts but missing all the vital ingredients – wit, humanity, charm, nuance and meaning.

"[18] Some of the few positive reviewers interpreted the aimless, emptiness of the film as an intentional way of bringing out the themes of Ellis' short stories.

Rob Nelson from Variety stated that "[r]ating less than zero on the sophistication scale, The Informers is thus a totally faithful adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel — and an accurate look at early '80s-era Los Angeles".

[19] Another positive review came from Derek Malcolm from This is London, who stated "Jordan gives all this an entirely appropriate sheen and the cast play well through glazed eyes.