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7.1/ 10

TMDB Rating

2,375

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2000

Release Year

147 min

Runtime

Thriller
Drama
Crime

Overview

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.

Keywords

drug dealer
daughter
mother
drug abuse
drug smuggling
smuggling (contraband)
war on drugs
drug trafficking
addicted
police operation
father
usa–mexico border
addiction
drug lord
marriage dispute

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Reviews(3)

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JPV852

JPV852

April 12, 2021

9
9/10

Seen this a few times over the years and still remains a compelling multi-character drama with some fine performances all around. Also has some great visuals depending on the storyline. Not sure where I rank it amongst Soderbergh's other works (Ocean's 11 has the fun factory going for it) but still

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5rJoud

5rJoud

July 4, 2021

5
5/10

**Someone needs to go back to directing school** This gem of the millennium comes with a great story (which has been done countless times before and after), great actors (funny faced most of them), and very well done action. Unfortunately all is wasted on the terrible actual telling of that st

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

August 16, 2025

7
7/10

Remember when western governments went through their phases of appointing a “czar” for everything? They clearly didn’t recall just what happened to the last one of them, and to be fair to “Wakefield” (Michael Douglas) his chances of success trying to stop the trafficking of drugs from Mexico to the

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