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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   80,712 votes
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Down 13% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Writers (WGA):
Simon Moore (miniseries Traffik)
Stephen Gaghan (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 January 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
No One Gets Away Clean
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 59 wins & 57 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(241 articles)
Catherine Zeta-Jones is hottest ticket as she debuts on Broadway
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 28 November 2009, 4:07 PM, PST)

Damon's Delight At Informant Role
 (From WENN. 12 November 2009, 11:16 AM, PST)

User Comments:
What a mess. more (820 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Benicio Del Toro ... Javier Rodriguez

Jacob Vargas ... Manolo Sanchez
Andrew Chavez ... Desert Truck Driver

Michael Saucedo ... Desert Truck Driver
Tomas Milian ... General Arturo Salazar

Jose Yenque ... Salazar Soldier / The Torturer

Emilio Rivera ... Salazar Soldier #2
Michael O'Neill ... Lawyer Rodman

Michael Douglas ... Robert Wakefield

Russell G. Jones ... Clerk
Lorene Hetherington ... State Capitol Reporter #1
Eric Collins ... State Capitol Reporter #2

Beau Holden ... DEA Agent - CalTrans
Peter Stader ... DEA Agent - CalTrans
James Lew ... DEA Agent - CalTrans
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Traffic - Die Macht des Kartells (Germany)
Traffik (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive drug content, strong language, violence and some sexuality.
Runtime:
147 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Four people won Oscars for this film. Their names were Steven, Stephen, Stephen and Benicio. more
Goofs:
Plot holes: In Wakefield's meeting with the Chief of Staff, he's told his first media briefing will be in a month. One of movie's final scenes is that media briefing. Meaning the time frame from arrest to trial for Carlos Ayala is less than a month. That's highly unlikely, in fact almost impossible, for a major criminal trial. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Javier Rodriguez: [in Spanish] Last night I had an ugly nightmare.
Manolo Sanchez: [in Spanish] Oh yeah? What happened, man?
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An Ending (Ascent) more

FAQ

What is it that Gordon attatches to the table in the Ayala's house towards the end of the film?
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10 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
What a mess., 10 June 2001
1/10
Author: count- me-out from Toronto, Canada

This film was a complete mess. It did not connect the various stories beyond the fact that drugs was the common theme. Everyone knows that drugs come into a country and are then distributed. Furthermore, the attempt to shot the film in various spots as a semi- documentary was a horrendous failure. This film held no interest and the use of the colour blue in scenes involving the judge (Sheen) was a completely useless. The filmmakers should have study the works of Bava, and Fulci to learn a thing or two about use of colour to create an effect. Finally, the story revolving around the judge's daughter was plain stupid and full of cliches. The ending to this film was fitting it was as stupid as the rest of the film. Avoid this film. * out of *****.

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