Syriana

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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  George Clooney

  Bob Barnes
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  Matt Damon

  Bryan Woodman
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  Jeffrey Wright

  Bennett Holiday
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  Chris Cooper

  Jimmy Pope
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  Amanda Peet

  Julie Woodman
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  William Hurt

  Stan
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  Christopher Plummer

  Dean Whiting
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  Alexander Siddig

  Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
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  Kayvan Novak

  Arash
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  Amr Waked

  Mohammed Sheik Agiza