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Traffic (2001)

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No one gets away clean

Director: Steven Soderbergh |Writers: Stephen Gaghan |Stars: Michael Douglas, Benicio del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones
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★ 7.1/10
Rating: ★ 7.1/10 (2,508 votes) · IMDb ↗
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 2h 27m
Language: EN
Release Date: Jan 5, 2001
Director: Steven Soderbergh

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.

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Original titleTraffic
Release dateJan 5, 2001
StatusReleased
Keywordsmother, drug dealer, usa–mexico border, daughter, father, smuggling (contraband), drug trafficking, drug abuse, drug smuggling, war on drugs, police operation, addicted

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What is Traffic about?

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.

When was Traffic released?

Traffic was released on Jan 5, 2001 (status: Released).

Who directed Traffic?

Steven Soderbergh directed Traffic.

What is the TMDB rating of Traffic?

Traffic has a TMDB rating of 7.1/10 from 2,508 votes.