With michael douglas, benicio del toro, catherine zetajones, jacob vargas. It was the right story because dad agreed to do the movie, michael douglas explains. Traffic is a 2000 american crime drama film directed by steven soderbergh and written by stephen gaghan. You do the whole movie, bust your butt to get it as realistic as possible, and. This is a fairly long movie but i was engrossed after the opening scene. The films below are not all streaming on netflix us. Jan 05, 2001 this film also deals with family life, and the movie cliche of daddy never being around is handled exceptionally well. Traffic evokes the high stakes and high risks of the drug trade, as seen through a series of interrelated stories, some of which are. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Traffic dvd don cheadle sanitized benicio del toro mike douglass 2001 fullscreen. Michael douglas, benicio del toro, catherine zetajones, dennis quaid en don cheadle. The lawyers biggest obstacle is a conniving base commander who wants the whole affair. Michael douglas is his usual watchable self playing a government official who has.
Jan 21, 2011 vatos locos full movie, hd, crime, thriller, english, gangster mafia film full free movies duration. Sep, 2010 great scene from steven soderberghs traffic. Traffic is better at being a movie than provoking insightful. In 2001 werd hij voor traffic en erin brockovich als beste regisseur genomineerd voor een oscar. Soderbergh digs deep and delivers traffic worth sitting through. Ashton kutcher at an event for traffic 2000 don cheadle stars as montel gordon. An actor with over forty years of experience in theatre, film, and television, michael douglas branched out into independent feature production in 1975 with the academy awardwinning one flew over the cuckoos nest 1975.
All the things you probably dont know about steven soderberghs traffic. Theres a ton of strong performers in traffic, including michael douglas, catherine zetajones, dennis quaid and don cheadle. The film stars michael douglas in the lead role of william foster, a divorced and unemployed former defense engineer. Solitary man is a 2009 american film codirected by brian koppelman and david levien. Our laws against illegal drugs function as a price support system for the criminal. Demille award, and the afi life achievement award the elder son of kirk douglas and diana dill, douglas received his bachelor of arts in drama from the university of california, santa. Major star and producer, and member of one of hollywoods most prominent families to boot, michael douglas was born to movie icon kirk douglas and british actress diana dill on september 25, 1944, in new brunswick, nj. His first major success came with the police serial, the streets of san francisco, for which he received three emmy nominations.
Michael douglas is robert wakefield, the newlyappointed us drug czar who is forced to. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Born and raised in swansea, zetajones aspired to be an actress from a young age. Traffic 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He holds all the usual opinions, mouths all the standard platitudes, shares all the naive assumptionsincluding his belief that he can destroy one of the mexican cartels by cooperating with the mexican authorities.
This time the daddy is the newlyinstated drugs officer michael douglas fighting drugs on two fronts. Michael douglas plays the newly appointed drug czar who must not only contend with the duties of his job, but also the fact that his daughter is a drug addict. Michael douglas, benicio del toro, catherine zetajones, jacob. Benicio del toro and tim robbins on a perfect day and balancing humor with the drama duration. The douglas subplot also contains the two biggest flaws in the movie the speed with which douglass daughter turns into a drugcrazed prostitute, and the totally unbelievable scene where douglas resigns right in the middle of his first press conference although i like the line. Soderbergh began shopping the film to other studios, but when ford suddenly showed interest in traffic, foxs interest in the film was renewed, and the studio took it out of turnaround. Dec 10, 2018 michael douglas has starred in 46 movies.
Michael kirk douglas born september 25, 1944 is an american actor and producer. The key performance in the movie is by michael douglas, as robert wakefield, an ohio judge tapped by the white house as the nations new drug czar. A contemporary thriller set in the world of drug trafficking. Their stories are edited together throughout the film, although some of the characters do not meet each other. It explores the illegal drug trade from a number of perspectives. Michael douglas full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. And judging by the result a sprawling, artistic, superbly acted, informative, and mainstream hollywood movie he did. Winner of 4 academy awards was traffic a great intense movie starring michael douglas, catherine. I just got back from seeing it, and it certainly rates as one of the best storybased dramas ive ever seen. The film had ties to a movie that hadnt even been made yet.
American actor and producer michael douglas is known for his diverse roles in film, television, and theatre. Traffic werd in 2001 beloond met verschillende prijzen, waaronder vier oscars. Traffic trailer directed by steven soderbergh and starring benicio del toro jacob vargas andrew chavez, michael saucedo, and tomas milian the movie. Michael had an uncredited bit part in the movie, but his early performances in college productions. Being a big fan of movies with different storylines overlapping as magnolia i was highly anticipating this movie. Soderbergh successfully pulls off the highly ambitious traffic, a movie with three different stories and a very large cast. Traffic 2000 blockbuster entertainment award nominee 1999. Kirk douglas is pictured with his son, michael douglas, on the rome set of cast a giant shadow.
Spy game 2001 brrip dual audio in hindi english imdb rating. Traffic evokes the high stakes and high risks of the drug trade, as seen through a series of interrelated stories, some of. It is a multilayered look at the billiondollar drug industry, shown from almost every conceivable angle, from the drug czar to all levels of dealers and the officers who fight against them. Since then, as a producer and as an actorproducer, he has shown an uncanny knack for choosing projects that reflect changing. Traffic evokes the high stakes and high risks of the drug trade, as seen through a series of interrelated stories, some of which are highly personal and some of. Enjoyed him in this so much i went and purchased che. The film is an adaptation of the 1989 british channel 4 television. He has received numerous accolades, including two academy awards, five golden globe awards, a primetime emmy award, the cecil b. Tonight show jay leno benicio del toro traffic 2001 by o. This is a good movie but far from a great one so i suppose it might. This is a great movie and should walk away with the best picture award at the upcoming academy awards. It might have garnered a wheelbarrow full of academy awards but im afraid i just dont get it.
Benicio del toro, don cheadle, catherine zetajones, michael douglas, dennis quaid, jacob vargas, luis guzman, steven bauer, alec roberts, erika christensen, topher grace. Some parts are tough to watch, especially the ones of michael douglass daughter. Golden satellite award winner 2001 best performance by an actor in a motion picture, comedy or musical wonder boys 2000 screen actors guild awards. Douglas is also known for his marriage to the actress catherine zetajones. Traffic was originally going to be distributed by 20th century fox, but it was put into turnaround unless actor harrison ford agreed to star. Some parts are tough to watch, especially the ones of michael douglas s daughter. Released january 5th, 2001, traffic stars michael douglas, don cheadle, benicio del toro, luis guzman the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 27 min, and received a score of 86 out of 100 on. Vatos locos full movie, hd, crime, thriller, english, gangster mafia film full free movies duration.
List of movies and series starring michael douglas on netflix. Falling down is a 1993 crime thriller film directed by joel schumacher and written by ebbe roe smith. Traffic, starring michael douglas, catherine zetajones and. Michael douglas list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Traffic is a 2000 american crime drama film directed by steven soderbergh and written by. There are some very violent scenes including torture so this film may not be for the faint hearted. As a child, she played roles in the west end productions of the musicals annie and bugsy malone. Robert wakefield douglas, a conservative ohio judge, is appointed to head. Michael douglas, don cheadle, benicio del toro, dennis quaid and catherine zetajones star in this powerful epic drama about the highstakes, highrisk world of the drug trade.
Soderbergh successfully pulls off the highly ambitious traffic, a movie with three different. Michael douglas is his usual watchable self playing a government official who has just been given the job of sorting out the usas drugs problem, little does he know what his teenage, privately educated daughter is getting up to. Find films and movies featuring michael douglas on allmovie. The first and primary plot thread, set in ohio and washington, d. Michael douglas as washingtons new drug czar in traffic. The first time it appears on screen at the end of the movie its reigert, which is wrong. Traffic tells three separate tales, which dont overlap, but are all held. Traffic 2000 michael douglas as robert wakefield imdb. The film stars michael douglas, susan sarandon, jenna fischer, jesse eisenberg, marylouise parker, and danny devito. Jan 07, 2019 celebrating his most recent achievement for winning the golden globe for best actor in a television series musical or comedy, weve put together the full list of movies and tv shows starring michael douglas on netflix. Edward zwick, graham king, laura bickford, simon moore, stephen gaghan. Dec 12, 2011 traffic trailer directed by steven soderbergh and starring benicio del toro jacob vargas andrew chavez, michael saucedo, and tomas milian the movie takes a broad approach to the war on drugs in. Michael douglas then went on to be one of the biggest actors in hollywood with movies like wall street, the american president, the game sean penn, and traffic. From michael douglas to benicio del toro to catherine zetajones, the whole gang puts on a show.
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