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Summary
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
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- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 75Audiences 68GoodWatch 71
Metascore76
Tomatometer73%
IMDb6.8
User score6.8
Letterboxd · 42 K ratings3.4/5
Audience score67%
Box office
1.9×its budget
- Budget
- $50 M
- Worldwide
- $94 M
Worldwide it earned $44 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 8 min
Longer than most dramas, +19 min on the typical 109
typical 109128Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 56 more
+1Released
2005
November 23, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ArabicPersianUrduFrenchChineseMade in
United States
Academy Awards2006
- Actor in a Supporting Role2006Won
- Writing (Original Screenplay)2006Nominated
Golden Globe Awards2005
- Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture2005Won
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 33 more47 people
- George ClooneyBob Barnes
- Matt DamonBryan Woodman
- Jeffrey WrightBennett Holiday
- Chris CooperJimmy Pope
- Amanda PeetJulie Woodman
- William HurtStan
- Christopher PlummerDean Whiting
- Alexander SiddigPrince Nasir Al-Subaai
Kayvan NovakArash
Amr WakedMohammed Sheik Agiza
Robert FoxworthTommy Barton
Nicky HensonSydney Hewitt
Nicholas ArtRiley Woodman
Steven HinkleMax Woodman
Daisy TorméRebecca
Peter GeretyLeland "Lee" Janus
Richard LinternBryan's Boss- MMMazhar MunirWasim Khan
Jocelyn QuivrinVincent
Shahid AhmedSaleem Ahmed Khan- BSBikram Singh BhamraPakistani Translator
Roger YuanChinese Engineer
Jamey SheridanDivision Chief
Randall BoffmanDistinguished Gentleman #1
Directing · 3
- Stephen Gaghan Director, Writer
- Rami Yasin First Assistant Director
- Mary Cybulski Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Robert Baer Book
Production · 15
- George Clooney Executive Producer
- Steven Soderbergh Executive Producer
- Jeff Skoll Executive Producer
- Ben Cosgrove Executive Producer
- Jennifer Fox Producer
- Georgia Kacandes Producer
Camera · 12
- Robert Elswit Director of Photography
- François Duhamel Still Photographer
- Barry Idoine First Assistant "A" Camera
- Jasmine Yuen Carrucan Second Assistant "A" Camera
- Sidney Ray Baldwin Still Photographer
- Colin Anderson Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Editing · 1
- Tim Squyres Editor
Sound · 8
- Alexandre Desplat Original Music Composer
- Larry Blake Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jeff Sawyer Sound Editor
- Vanessa Lapato Sound Editor
- Jeena M. Phelps Sound Editor
- Nick Vidar Music Editor
Art · 8
- Dan Weil Production Design
- Jan Pascale Set Decoration
- William Hendrick Set Dressing Buyer
- Andrew Menzies Art Direction
- Alan Hook Art Direction
- Daran Fulham Supervising Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Louise Frogley Costume Design
- Waldo Sanchez Hairstylist
- Kay Georgiou Hairstylist
- Christine Beveridge Makeup Department Head
- Marilyn MacDonald Makeup Artist
- John Casey Costume Supervisor
Visual Effects · 2
- Eric Durst Visual Effects Supervisor
- David R. Morton VFX Artist
Lighting · 1
- Angel M. Sepulveda Rigging Grip
Other crew · 5
- Steve Dent Stunt Coordinator
- Leonard Woodcock Stunts
- Andy Smart Stunt Double
- Wilson Tang Visual Effects Art Director
- Angel McConnell Assistant Vehicles Coordinator
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