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.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Cast: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, Amanda Peet
Producer: Avy Kaufman, Lucinda Syson, Dan Weil, Sarah Bradshaw, George Clooney
IMDb Score: 6.5/10 by 806 users
Runtime: 128 minutes
Released: 11/23/2005