Traffic
“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.
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Cast
139 people
Michael Douglas
Robert Wakefield
Known for
Ant-Man
The Game
Benicio del Toro
Javier Rodriguez
Known for
Sicario
The Usual Suspects
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Helena Ayala
Known for
Wednesday
The Terminal
Erika Christensen
Caroline Wakefield
Known for
Flightplan
Will Trent
Don Cheadle
Montel Gordon
Known for
Iron Man 3
Crash
Jacob Vargas
Manolo Sanchez
Known for
Marvel's Luke Cage
Sons of Anarchy
Miguel Ferrer
Eduardo Ruiz
Known for
Twin Peaks
Mulan
Luis Guzmán
Ray Castro
Known for
Wednesday
Narcos
Topher Grace
Seth Abrahms
Known for
Interstellar
That '70s Show
Tomas Milian
Gen. Arturo Salazar
Known for
Don't Torture a Duckling
Almost Human
Clifton Collins Jr.
Francisco Flores
Known for
Westworld
Pacific Rim
Amy Irving
Barbara Wakefield
Known for
Carrie
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Steven Soderbergh Director · Stephen Gaghan Screenplay Simon Moore Story
Worldwide gross $208M · Budget $48M · United States release December 27, 2000
Box office
Budget
$48,000,000
Worldwide gross
$207,515,725
Gross vs. budget
4.3×
Production
USA Films
Production
Initial Entertainment Group
Production
Bedford Falls Productions
Production
Laura Bickford Productions
Production
Compulsion Inc.
Production
Splendid Medien AG
Production
United States · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · December 6, 2000
Premiere · New York City
United States · December 27, 2000
Limited theatrical
United States
January 5, 2001 · Theatrical
Australia
January 23, 2001 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 16, 2001 · Theatrical
Canada
January 5, 2001 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 24, 2002 · Theatrical
February 28, 2008 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
Finland
March 9, 2001 · Theatrical
France
March 7, 2001 · Theatrical
Germany
February 8, 2001 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
April 5, 2001 · Theatrical
Greece
January 26, 2001 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 30, 2002 · Theatrical
India
January 5, 2001 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 23, 2001 · Digital
Italy
March 9, 2001 · Theatrical
Japan
April 28, 2001 · Digital
Kazakhstan
March 29, 2001 · Theatrical
Lithuania
July 7, 2003 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 19, 2001 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 22, 2001 · Theatrical
February 8, 2002 · Physical · DVD
February 7, 2004 · TV · Nederland 3
September 24, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
March 30, 2001 · Theatrical
Poland
May 11, 2001 · Digital
Portugal
March 2, 2001 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 3, 2002 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
South Korea
March 10, 2001 · Theatrical
Spain
February 9, 2001 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 29, 2001 · Digital
United Kingdom
January 26, 2001 · Theatrical
September 26, 2001 · Physical · DVD
September 8, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray
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