

Syriana
Visit website6.4/10 • 1.4K
2005-11-23 • 2h 8m
Everything is connected.
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
- Directors
- Stephen Gaghan
- Editors
- Tim Squyres

Syriana
Visit website2005-11-23 • 2h 8m
6.4/10 • 1.4K
Everything is connected.
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
- Directors
- Stephen Gaghan
- Editors
- Tim Squyres
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsGeorge Clooney
Bob Barnes
Matt Damon
Bryan Woodman
Jeffrey Wright
Bennett Holiday
Chris Cooper
Jimmy Pope
Amanda Peet
Julie Woodman
William Hurt
Stan
Christopher Plummer
Dean Whiting
Alexander Siddig
Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
Kayvan Novak
Arash
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $50,000,000.00
- Revenue
- $93,974,620.00
- Keywords
- petrolcentral intelligence agency (cia)middle eastcapitalismglobalizationpersiawar on terrorconspiracyfalse flaggeopoliticsus imperialismwar for oil