Traffic
Movies Like Sicario
Traffic (2000), a film adaptation of the 1989 British series Traffik, follows three interconnected stories surrounding the illegal drug trade in the US and Mexico.
Traffic is considerably more politically charged than other films dealing with similar themes, exploring the drug trade’s line of addiction, corruption, and crime from the everyday person right through to the political elite.
Featuring a plethora of strong performances from the likes of Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Dennis Quaid, Traffic’s cast will keep you captivated and immersed as you make your way through the movie’s string of twists and turns.
Traffic has a very distinctive edge due to director Steven Soderbergh’s unique filmmaking techniques. For instance, Soderbergh used different color grades for each of the various stories so that they are easily told apart, intentionally imbuing the film with a chaotic and disorganized atmosphere, much like the political themes it deals with.
The film received critical acclaim upon release and received numerous awards such as the Oscars for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Film Editing.
So why does this count as one of our movies like Sicario? Benecio del Toro brings an entrancing and tense performance, and the film also features a healthy dose of unforeseen twists.
