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Release Date
• USA: Dec 9, 2005
• UK: 30 Sep 2005
Budget USD 50,000,000
BoxOffice: $50.8M
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MPAA Rating
Rated R for violence and language.
Running Time
2 hours, 6 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures, Section Eight Ltd., 4M, MID Foundation, Participant Productions
Studio Warner Bros.
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• See No Evil
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Genre: Thriller, Drama
Tagline: Everything is connected
Plot: The intrigue takes place against the backdrop of an oil-producing Gulf country, where young, charismatic and reform-minded Prince Nasir (ALEXANDER SIDDIG) is seeking to change long-established relationships with U.S. business interests. Nasir, the apparent heir to the throne, has just granted natural gas drilling rights – long held by Connex, a Texas energy giant – to a higher Chinese bid. This is a huge blow to Connex and American business interests in the region. Killen, a smaller Texas oil company owned by Jimmy Pope (CHRIS COOPER), has just won the very competitive drilling rights to coveted fields in Kazakhstan. This makes Killen very attractive to Connex, who now needs new territory to maintain its production capacity. When the two companies merge, the pending deal attracts the scrutiny of the Justice Dept., and Sloan Whiting, a powerful white-shoe Washington law firm, is brought in to perform due diligence.Bob Barnes (GEORGE CLOONEY) is a veteran CIA agent nearing the end of a long and respectable career, with a son headed for college (MAX MINGHELLA) and the possibility of spending the latter days of his service in a cushy desk job. A devoted company man, Bob’s always been a true believer that his work benefits his government and makes his country a safer place. In
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Syriana is an adult motion picture, made with mature viewers in mind. It contains elements of a thriller, but isn't one in a traditional sense. There is no instant gratification. The film challenges its audience and forces them to make their own determinations about the validity of what it proposes. It's a wake-up call. In today's environment, it's a rare thing to find a movie with interesting characters in dense, intelligent storylines, but that's what Syriana offers.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
Syriana is a tough nut that demands attention, refuses to ingratiate and keeps throwing curves...  --Peter Travers (Rolling Stone)
Given its huge cast of characters, globe-spanning narrative, and complex web of shady dealings and espionage, Syriana might have worked as a miniseries in the tradition of the BBC's acclaimed Traffik. As a two-hour film, however, it barely taps into its potentially rich vein of material.  --TIM KNIGHT (Reel.com)
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| I wish it had taken more time -- if it were somewhere between two-and-a-half to three hours, it might've been able to flesh out its characters to emphasize more of the human quality it so clearly strives to convey. 7/10 --Jeffrey Chen (WindowToMovies.com)
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