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.
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Michael Douglas as Robert Wakefield |
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Benicio del Toro as Javier Rodriguez |
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Jacob Vargas as Manolo Sanchez |
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Tomás Milián as Gen. Arturo Salazar |
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Russell G. Jones as Mark |
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Amy Irving as Barbara Wakefield |
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Michael O'Neill as Lawery Rodman |
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Catherine Zeta-Jones as Helena Ayala |
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Dennis Quaid as Arnie Metzger |
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Erika Christensen as Caroline Wakefield |
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Don Cheadle as Montel Gordon |
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Stacey Travis as Helena's Friend |
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Benjamin Bratt as Juan Obregón |
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Miguel Ferrer as Eduardo Ruiz |
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Joel Torres as Porfilio Madrigal |
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Beau Holden as DEA Agent - CalTrans |
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Jeremy Fitzgerald as DEA Agent - CalTrans |
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Mary Pat Gleason as Witness #2 |
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Michael Saucedo as Desert Truck Driver |
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Tomás Milián as General Arturo Salazar |
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Jose Yenque as Salazar Soldier / The Torturer |
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Emilio Rivera as Salazar Soldier #2 |
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Michael O'Neill as Lawyer Rodman |
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Salma Hayek as Rosario |
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Topher Grace as Seth Abrahms |
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Albert Finney as Chief of Staff |
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Luis Guzmán as Ray Castro |
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Viola Davis as Social Worker |
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Clifton Collins Jr. as Francisco Flores |
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Marisol Padilla Sánchez as Ana Sanchez |
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Keii Johnston as DEA Agent - Public Storage |
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Jessica Yoshimura as Neighbor (uncredited) |
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James Brolin as General Ralph Landry |
| Directing | Steven Soderbergh | Director |
| Writing | Simon Moore | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stephen Gaghan | Screenplay |
| Production | Laura Bickford | Producer |
| Production | Marshall Herskovitz | Producer |
| Production | Edward Zwick | Producer |
| Sound | Cliff Martinez | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Steven Soderbergh | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Stephen Mirrione | Editor |
| Production | Debra Zane | Casting |
| Art | Philip Messina | Production Design |
| Art | Keith P. Cunningham | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Frogley | Costume Design |
| Sound | Herbie Hancock | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joyce Kogut | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Terri Taylor | Casting Associate |
| Art | Kristen Toscano Messina | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonnie Clevering | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathrine Gordon | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roxanne Wightman | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katherine James | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Loretta James-Demasi | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Annie Welles | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Wylie Griffin | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Chris Snyder | Construction Coordinator |
