Syriana (2005)

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Everything is connected.

The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.

• Released: 2005-11-23
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 8m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 1,578 votes

Directed by Stephen Gaghan.

Top cast

• George Clooney as Bob Barnes
• Matt Damon as Bryan Woodman
• Jeffrey Wright as Bennett Holiday
• Chris Cooper as Jimmy Pope
• Amanda Peet as Julie Woodman
• William Hurt as Stan
• Christopher Plummer as Dean Whiting
• Alexander Siddig as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
• Kayvan Novak as Arash
• Amr Waked as Mohammed Sheik Agiza

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Where to watch Syriana

• United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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