---
title: 'Traffic (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steven Soderbergh'
released: '2000-12-27'
runtime_minutes: 141
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Mexico'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/traffic-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181865/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Traffic (2000)

2000 · 141 min · Drama, Crime · Germany, Mexico, United States


## Synopsis

Traffic is a 2000 American crime drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Stephen Gaghan. It explores the illegal drug trade from several perspectives: users, enforcers, politicians, and traffickers. Their stories are edited together throughout the film, although most characters do not meet each other. The film is an adaptation of the 1989 British Channel 4 television series Traffik. The film stars an international ensemble cast, including Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Erika Christensen, Luis Guzmán, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas, Tomas Milian, Topher Grace, James Brolin, Steven Bauer, and Benjamin Bratt. It features both English and Spanish-language dialogue.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Steven Soderbergh](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-soderbergh)
- **Director of Photography:** [Steven Soderbergh](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-soderbergh)
- **Screenplay:** [Stephen Gaghan](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-gaghan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cliff Martinez](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-martinez)
- **Producer:** [Edward Zwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-zwick), [Marshall Herskovitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-herskovitz)
- **Editor:** [Stephen Mirrione](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-mirrione)

## Cast

- [Enrique Murciano](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrique-murciano)
- [Clifton Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifton-collins)
- [Michael Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-douglas)
- [Dennis Quaid](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-quaid)
- [Majandra Delfino](https://cinepixo.com/people/majandra-delfino)
- [Steven Bauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-bauer)
- [Viola Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/viola-davis)
- [Amy Irving](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-irving)
- [Jacob Vargas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacob-vargas)
- [Michael O'Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-o-neill)
- [Albert Finney](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-finney)
- [Benicio del Toro](https://cinepixo.com/people/benicio-del-toro)
- [Peter Riegert](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-riegert)
- [Tomas Milian](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomas-milian)
- [D. W. Moffett](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-w-moffett)

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