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71% Critic Match
Traffic
“No one gets away clean”
7.1 / 10• 2000• 2h 27m•R• English
ThrillerDramaCrime
Storyline
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
Cast & Crew
Michael Douglas
Robert Wakefield
Lead
Benicio del Toro
Javier Rodriguez
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Helena Ayala
Erika Christensen
Caroline Wakefield
Don Cheadle
Montel Gordon
Jacob Vargas
Manolo Sanchez
Miguel Ferrer
Eduardo Ruiz
Luis Guzmán
Ray Castro
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Steven Soderbergh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Traffic is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
