Traffic
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 Released: May 29, 2001
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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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Traffic is a bleak look at what goes on in the drug trade ... ...( read more ) -
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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May 25, 2008Robert Wakefield: What are your policies towards treatment of addiction?
General Salazar: Treatment of addiction? Addicts treat themselves. They overdose and then there's one less to worry about.
A drug epic that encompasses many different strands, involving a number of differe... ...( read more ) -
June 18, 2009This must-see film documents the intricate and foreboding world of drugs through an exploration of its influence on politics, business, lifestyle, psychology and culture. Steven Soderbergh crafts a brilliantly original piece out of the material provided by the script, employing t... ...( read more )
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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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