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)Plots(1)
Intertwining vignettes frame this tale of America's escalating War on Drugs. Ohio Supreme Court judge Robert Wakefield has been appointed the nation's Drug Czar, his new position made more daunting by the discovery that his teenage daughter Caroline is a heroin addict. Meanwhile, DEA agents Montel Gordon and Ray Castro are pursuing Helena Ayala, wife of jailed kingpin Carlos Ayala, as she seeks to control the business that her husband had kept hidden from her. South of the Border, duplicious local constable Javier Rodriguez is fighting the battle with his own jaded, questionable ethical code. (Roadshow Entertainment)
(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)
Traffic (2000)
![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! 2 (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! 2 (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)
Strangers (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)