Traffic
2000
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Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Don Cheadle
Steven Soderbergh deserved his best director Oscar for orchestrating this episodic and elaborate drama that looks at the world of drugs from different angles. A nifty film which is simultaneously predictable (anti-drug enforcer's daughter becomes an addict) and implausible (drug kingpin's wife goes from being oblivious to ordering a hit). Benicio Del Toro also picked up an Oscar for his supporting performance.
