Traffic (2000)

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No one gets away clean

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.

• Released: 2000-12-27
• Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
• Runtime: 2h 27m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 2,506 votes

Directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Top cast

• Michael Douglas as Robert Wakefield
• Benicio del Toro as Javier Rodriguez
• Catherine Zeta-Jones as Helena Ayala
• Erika Christensen as Caroline Wakefield
• Don Cheadle as Montel Gordon
• Jacob Vargas as Manolo Sanchez
• Miguel Ferrer as Eduardo Ruiz
• Luis Guzmán as Ray Castro
• Topher Grace as Seth Abrahms
• Tomas Milian as Gen. Arturo Salazar

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Traffic

• United States: 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: stream on BFI Player Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on Rakuten TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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