Albert Finney, Amy Irving, Benicio Del Toro
A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is an addict.
DVD Release Date: May 29, 2001
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September 17, 2009It?s safe to say I?m not exactly Steven Soderbergh?s biggest fan in the world, his films are always visually brilliant but I generally find them to be either poorly acted or to have dire script and storyline. This is one of his few exceptions. The acting, story and structure of t...( read more)
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March 23, 2009"No One Gets Away Clean"
A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is an addict.
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March 17, 2009The best political thriller ever made. Traffic delves deeper into the abyss like no film has done before, bringing all sides of the argument to the table while showing just how out of control the entire world of drugs has become. The only thing that we can do is keep our loved ...( read more)
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January 17, 2009Steven Soderbergh's intelligent attempt at an expose of the many links in the chain of drug culture can be seen as the Crash of narcotics. It's a worthy and well made film, but at times is very contrived; the way certain characters unknowingly pass each other in the streets is gi...( read more)
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August 12, 2008I was really expecting some kind of over the top, Hollywood action film and was pretty impressed to see a more serious, quite realistic type of film, with great acting. Don Cheadle is fast becoming one of my favourite actors.
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October 31, 2009A story you believe in. The handcamera makes it even more real. Benicio Del Toro, Douglas and the rest are great and contributes to this feeling like a snap of life itself.
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October 28, 2009This is going to be remembered as a classic. I loved the incorporation of different plots and how all the characters were intertwined. The issues of drugs were dealt with well and the acting was phenomenal.
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October 25, 2009I really wanted to see this movie but was disappointed on how it turned out
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October 22, 2009very violent film but good ensemble. the story, the script, the directing and the acting are so powerful but the actors you really cared about this film are Michael Douglas and Benicio Del Toro (well deserve Oscar though).
Critic Reviews
February 6, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 5, 2001
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
A huge canvas of a movie that nonetheless brings the various facets of drug trafficking -- and drug-taking -- down to human scale.
January 5, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is powerful precisely because it doesn't preach. full review
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