Directed by:
Steven SoderberghCinematography:
Steven SoderberghComposer:
Cliff MartinezCast:
Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Jacob Vargas, Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Quaid, Tomas Milian, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Emilio Rivera, Erika Christensen (more)VOD (3)
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Traffic examines the question of drugs as politics, business, and lifestyle. With an innovative color-coded cinematic treatment to distinguish his interwoven stories, Steven Soderbergh embroils viewers in the lives of a newly appointed drug czar and his family, a West Coast kingpin’s wife, a key informant, and police officers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. The film, which delivers a complex and nuanced take on an issue of international importance without sacrificing any energy or suspense, is a contemporary classic, and the winner of four Oscars, for best director, best screenplay, best editing, and best supporting actor for Benicio del Toro. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
![Michael Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/415/164415415_1e0c66.jpg)
Michael Douglas
USA
Best movies:
The Game (1997)
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Falling Down (1993)
![Don Cheadle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/419/164419352_f79c74.jpg)
Don Cheadle
USA
Best movies:
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Crash (2004)
![Jacob Vargas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274491_aaf59f.jpg)
Jacob Vargas
Mexico
![Benicio Del Toro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/421/166421278_054d63.jpg)
Benicio Del Toro
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Snatch (2000)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
![Dennis Quaid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/981/163981221_ffe292.png)
Dennis Quaid
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
![Tomas Milian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274334_8ce96a.jpg)
Tomas Milian
Cuba
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
![Catherine Zeta-Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428568_34554b.jpg)
Catherine Zeta-Jones
UK
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
The Terminal (2004)
Side Effects (2013)
![Emilio Rivera](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274008_72d385.jpg)
Emilio Rivera
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
Collateral (2004)
Con Air (1997)
![Erika Christensen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/099/166099474_334a3b.jpg)
Erika Christensen
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
Home Room (2002)
Veronika Decides to Die (2009)
![Miguel Ferrer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/061/166061461_b3ad1e.jpg)
Miguel Ferrer
USA
Best movies:
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Mulan (1998)
Traffic (2000)
![James Lew](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/760/160760279_448728.jpg)
James Lew
USA
Best movies:
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Traffic (2000)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
![Albert Finney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/912/164912793_ded39e.jpg)
Albert Finney
UK
Best movies:
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Big Fish (2003)
Corpse Bride (2005)
![Ben Scott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272661_82acab.jpg)
Ben Scott
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
![Luis Guzmán](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/869/162869157_318444.jpg)
Luis Guzmán
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Carlito's Way (1993)
Magnolia (1999)
Traffic (2000)
![James Brolin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269203_33f1be.jpg)
James Brolin
USA
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Traffic (2000)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
![Enrique Murciano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/470/164470721_920a34.png)
Enrique Murciano
USA
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Traffic (2000)
The Lost City (2005)
![Rena Sofer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342476_16b8b8.jpg)
Rena Sofer
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
Keeping the Faith (2000)
A Stranger Among Us (1992)
![Topher Grace](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272509_611696.jpg)
Topher Grace
USA
Best movies:
Interstellar (2014)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Traffic (2000)
![Salma Hayek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/873/162873097_58b49f.jpg)
Salma Hayek
Mexico
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Traffic (2000)
![D. W. Moffett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/615/161615932_f77b5c.jpg)
D. W. Moffett
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
Traffic (2000)
An Early Frost (1985) (TV movie)