Syriana
R
2005
128 minutes
Overview
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.
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Top Cast
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)