Traffic

2000 · directed by Steven Soderbergh

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

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.

Traffic (2000), directed by Steven Soderbergh, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Michael Douglas
• Benicio del Toro
• Catherine Zeta-Jones
• Erika Christensen
• Don Cheadle
• Jacob Vargas
• Miguel Ferrer
• Luis Guzmán
• Topher Grace
• Tomas Milian

Crew

• Steven Soderbergh — Director of Photography
• Stephen Mirrione — Editor
• Cliff Martinez — Original Music Composer
• Stephen Gaghan — Screenplay

More from Steven Soderbergh

1. sex, lies, and videotape (1989) — 84/100 · hit
2. King of the Hill (1993) — 78/100
3. Behind the Candelabra (2013) — 78/100
4. Ocean's Eleven (2001) — 77/100
5. Out of Sight (1998) — 77/100
6. Erin Brockovich (2000) — 76/100

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