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86 out of 100

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7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 67 Ratings

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  • Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Michael Douglas
  • Summary: 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 which are filled with intrigue and danger. (USA Films)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    Soderbergh's story, from a screenplay by Stephen Gaghan, cuts between these characters so smoothly that even a fairly complex scenario remains clear and charged with tension.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    It's a thriller that really thrills, a drama that really engages, a portrait of a world and system out of joint that is painfully convincing and totally engrossing from the first simmering minute to the last explosive second.
  3. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Schickel
    60
    Finally, though, Traffic, for all its earnestness, does not work. It leaves one feeling restless and dissatisfied.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 24
  3. Negative: 3 out of 24
  1. KevinL.
    10
    "Brilliant" As much as there are many of its kind out there, the writers continue to make this film as entertaining and masterful. This film just creates so much tension and absorbs the viewers in.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. jon
    10
    Extremely powerful, traffic was definitely robbed at the Oscars for Best Picture.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. BethC.
    9
    Viscerally unyielding. It flat out hammered me. It kept me interested and off kilter the whole time, and Benicio Del Toro is FABULOUS in it.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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