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Syriana (2005)

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The Critics:
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From writer/director Stephen Gaghan, winner of the Best Screenplay Academy Award for 'Traffic,' comes 'Syriana,' a political thriller that unfolds against the intrigue of the global oil industry. From the players brokering back-room deals in Washington to the men toiling in the oil fields of the Persian Gulf, the film's multiple storylines weave together to illuminate the human consequences of the... See Full Description
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Adaptation and Politics/Religion
Running Time: 2 hrs. 6 min.
Release Date: November 23rd, 2005 (limited); December 9th, 2005 (wide)
MPAA Rating: R for for violence and language.
Distributors:
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
U.S. Box Office: $50,815,288
Cast and Credits
Starring: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, William Hurt
Directed by: Stephen Gaghan
Produced by: George Clooney, Ben Cosgrove, Jeff Skoll
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Critical Consensus
Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B   
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"Cynical, explosive and smart, smart, smart." more...
A-
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...Syriana has an absorbing, ominous roundness that plays even better with a second viewing." more...
B
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...an endlessly fascinating movie about oil and money..." more...
A
Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips
"...the film is worth the trouble." more...
B
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User Reviews Average Grade:  C+   
Dark Geopolitical Thriller Hits Its Mark  by knightslayucb (11/29/2005)
235 out of 287 people found this review helpful
Syriana.Go see it.If you've read a single Clancy novel, the storytelling style...Full Review
  A
Slick, Dark & Valuable: kinda like Oil...  by frostbarnes (12/8/2005)
143 out of 190 people found this review helpful
Syriana is an ambitious, smart and occasionally self-important film that, in the...Full Review
  A-
Didn't contain anything I didn't already know!  by tenzintashi (12/5/2005)
175 out of 417 people found this review helpful
There was a lot of hype about this film from all corners of the media world; with...Full Review
  C
George--Show Us What You Really Think!  by lovesphilip (12/2/2005)
188 out of 494 people found this review helpful
one might well agree that using foreign policy to enrich the oil companies and to...Full Review
  C+
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