Movie (#231) Back to listing ID 231 Title Syriana 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. Director Stephen Gaghan Year 2005 Votes 1131 Rating 6.423 Popularity 12.593 Budget 50000000 Poster Url https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mO3hWUTOxmLJxihvDU0YFkb0Mb5.jpg Are you sure you want to %action_name%?