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2000

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Director

Steven Soderbergh

Year

2000

Genres

Crime Drama Thriller

Content Rating

Stars

Benicio Del Toro, Jacob Vargas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas

Languages

🇬🇧 English, 🇪🇸 Spanish

Origin Countries

🇩🇪 Germany, 🇺🇸 United States

Synopsis

A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.

ScoresGoldMetascore: 86

Major Awards

Overall

6 wins — 5 nominations

Wins (6)

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (2001)

Best Director

Critics Choice Awards (2001)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2001)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Writers Guild of America, USA (2001)

Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Golden Globes, USA (2001)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Best Actor

Berlin International Film Festival (2001)

Best Actor

Nominations (5)

Best Picture

César Awards, France (2002)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Golden Globes, USA (2001)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Academy Awards, USA (2001)

Best Picture

Critics Choice Awards (2001)

Best Picture

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (2001)

Best Director - Motion Picture