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Syriana (2005)

Syriana
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Amanda Peet, Chris Cooper, Christopher McDonald

From the players brokering back-room deals in Washington to the men toiling in the oil fields of the Persian Gulf, a political thriller with multiple storylines that weave together showing the human consequences of the fierce pursuit of wealth and power. As a career CIA operative begins to uncover t... (read more)

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72% liked it
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R, 2 hrs. 3 min.
Directed by: Stephen Gaghan
Release Date: Nov 23, 2005
DVD Release Date: Jun 20, 2006

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3 days ago
A complex political thriller. While it is certainly fascinating in its ambiguity, I do find that the film doesn't really know what it's trying to say.
3 days ago
Well deserved Supporting Actor Oscar for Clooney! Great film.
6 days ago
Clooney in top form.
7 days ago
Great movie about some of the unknown in our government and foreign affairs. Clooney very good I thought.
9 days ago
The best political movie ever seen

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1154 days ago
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
It's entirely possible that Gaghan just isn't an actor's director.
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1435 days ago
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
Didactic and muddled to the point of incoherence.
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1456 days ago
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Watch closely and listen carefully during Syriana because Stephen Gaghan's movie is that rarity: a thinking person's drama.
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1456 days ago
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Syriana is an ambitious edifice, built with conviction and skill. But I'm not sure I understand it, and I'm not sure I care.
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1457 days ago
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Syriana is an endlessly fascinating movie about oil and money, America and China, traders and spies, the Gulf States and Texas, reform and revenge, bribery and betrayal.
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