Syriana
Everything is connected.
2005 | 128m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Stephen Gaghan |
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| Writer: | Stephen Gaghan, Robert Baer |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 23, 2005 |
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| Director: | Stephen Gaghan |
| Writer: | Stephen Gaghan, Robert Baer |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | middle east, central intelligence agency (cia), capitalism, globalization, persia, war on terror, petrol, conspiracy, false flag, geopolitics, us imperialism, war for oil |
| Production Companies | Section Eight, Warner Bros. Pictures, Participant, FilmWorks, 4M, MID Foundation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $93,974,620
Budget: $50,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Oct 07, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| George 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 |
| Amr Waked | Mohammed Sheik Agiza |
| Robert Foxworth | Tommy Barton |
| Nicky Henson | Sydney Hewitt |
| Nicholas Art | Riley Woodman |
| Steven Hinkle | Max Woodman |
| Daisy Tormé | Rebecca |
| Peter Gerety | Leland "Lee" Janus |
| Richard Lintern | Bryan's Boss |
| Mazhar Munir | Wasim Khan |
| Jocelyn Quivrin | Vincent |
| Shahid Ahmed | Saleem Ahmed Khan |
| Bikram Singh Bhamra | Pakistani Translator |
| Roger Yuan | Chinese Engineer |
| Jamey Sheridan | Division Chief |
| Randall Boffman | Distinguished Gentleman #1 |
| Max Minghella | Robby Barnes |
| Nadim Sawalha | Emir Hamed Al-Subaai |
| Akbar Kurtha | Prince Meshal Al-Subaai |
| Sonnell Dadral | Farooq |
| Tim Blake Nelson | Danny Dalton |
| Mark Strong | Mussawi |
| Badria Timimi | Nasir's Wife |
| Viola Davis | CIA Chairwoman |
| Ozzie Yue | Chinese Oil Executive |
| Donna Mitchell | Pat Janus |
| David Clennon | Donald |
| Susan Allenback | Paralegal #1 |
| Katherine Hoskins Mackey | Paralegal |
| Linda E. Williams | Paralegal |
| Susan Duvall | Assistant at CIA |
| Bahar Soomekh | Yassi (uncredited) |
| Susan Halsey Singer | Mother (uncredited) |
| Elena Rosa | CIA Operations Specialist (uncredited) |
| Lauren Minite | Restaurant Girl (uncredited) |
| Anna George | Reza's Sister (uncredited) |
| Wendy Kush | Witness (uncredited) |
| Mike Monroe | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tim Squyres | Editor |
| Dan Weil | Production Design |
| Estelle Crottaz | Casting |
| Lucinda Syson | Casting |
| John Casey | Costume Supervisor |
| Waldo Sanchez | Hairstylist |
| Kay Georgiou | Hairstylist |
| Christine Beveridge | Makeup Department Head |
| Marilyn MacDonald | Makeup Artist |
| Barry R. Koper | Makeup Artist |
| Jana Chovancova | Art Department Coordinator |
| Louise Frogley | Costume Design |
| Mary Cybulski | Script Supervisor |
| Olivia Bloch-Lainé | Set Decoration |
| Eric Durst | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Nick Vidar | Music Editor |
| Glen Wilson | Still Photographer |
| Colin Anderson | Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator |
| Ken Regan | Still Photographer |
| Vanessa Lapato | Sound Editor |
| Jeena M. Phelps | Sound Editor |
| Jeff Sawyer | Sound Editor |
| Sidney Ray Baldwin | Still Photographer |
| Julie Feiner | Sound Editor |
| Patrick Tendai Pfupajena | Production Assistant |
| Will Dearborn | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Gregor Tavenner | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| David R. Morton | VFX Artist |
| Alan Hook | Art Direction |
| Stephen Gaghan | Screenplay, Director |
| Alexandre Desplat | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Elswit | Director of Photography |
| Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Lora Kennedy | Casting |
| Robert Baer | Book |
| Larry Blake | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Petur Hliddal | Sound mixer |
| Steve Dent | Stunt Coordinator |
| François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Jasmine Yuen Carrucan | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Barry Idoine | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Angel M. Sepulveda | Rigging Grip |
| Angel McConnell | Assistant Vehicles Coordinator |
| Andy Smart | Stunt Double |
| Julian Brain | Helicopter Camera |
| Massimiliano Dessena | Best Boy Grip |
| William Hendrick | Set Dressing Buyer |
| Wilson Tang | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Jan Pascale | Set Decoration |
| Andrew Menzies | Art Direction |
| Djivan Gasparyan | Music |
| Rami Yasin | First Assistant Director |
| Daran Fulham | Supervising Art Director |
| Leonard Woodcock | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Nozik | Producer |
| Elizabeth Kirk | Associate Producer |
| Shannon Lail | Associate Producer |
| Sarah Bradshaw | Associate Producer |
| Jennifer Fox | Producer |
| Georgia Kacandes | Producer |
| Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
| Steven Soderbergh | Executive Producer |
| George Clooney | Executive Producer |
| Ben Cosgrove | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | George Clooney | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Amanda Peet | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Amy Ryan | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 25 | 48 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 27 | 59 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 13 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 25 | 68 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 35 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 488 | 687 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 794 | 869 |