Steven Soderbergh
Traffic
7.6A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.
- Director: Steven Soderbergh
- Main Cast: Benicio del Toro
- Soundtrack: Cliff Martinez, Herbie Hancock
- Cinematography: Steven Soderbergh
- Screenplay: Stephen Gaghan, Simon Moore
Cinema Premiere: January 26, 2001
English Reviews
3 english reviews of Traffic (2000)
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10 / 10
The most triumphant performance here is Soderbergh’s. With "Traffic", he has made the rare Hollywood epic that dares to entertain an audience by engaging the world.
- Owen Gleiberman -
10 / 10
This is arguably director Steven Soderbergh’s finest hour in Hollywood.
- Jaime Rebanal
Foreign Reviews
3 foreign reviews of Traffic (2000)
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8.3 / 10
Translated from swedish: For Steven Soderbergh, "Traffic" is a triumph - and his strongest film to date.
- Roger WilsonSwedish: ng.se »
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: Excellently filmed, brilliant acting, a bit of suspense, but above all a strong and gripping drama about how the drug trade affects the lives of a number of people.
- Jan-Olov AnderssonSwedish: aftonbladet.se »
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: Films that "Traffic" reminds us of how close to reality film can be, by not only depicting it straight up and down, but instead by exaggerating and condensing it and exaggerating the small details that make an impression. It is a real and powerful but never bombastic film about gray areas and gray eminences who play God at the expense of others. And the traffic continues.
- Johan LindahlSwedish: russin.nu »
Box Office
Traffic has earned a total of 207 515 725 dollars from cinemas across the world (the global box office).
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1. San Francisco Chronicle
A cautionary signal that the drug wars are not only far from over but also woefully misdirected. Soderbergh makes the point, without preaching, that drugs are in fact a symptom of larger problems, the result of a society that separates and isolates people.
- Edward Guthmann
sfchronicle.com »