Syriana (2005)

This is a solid movie. After a Chinese oil company is given drilling access to oil fields in the Middle-East, an American energy company decides to merge with a small Arab company. Energy analyst Bryan Woodman (Matt Damon) is working in Switzerland when his son is electrocuted. Prince Nasir feels sympathy for the loss and takes Woodman on as an economic advisor. CIA Operations Officer Bob Barnes (George Clooney) is assigned to assassinate two Iranian arms dealers, but learns of a anti-tank missile being stolen. When he speaks out against his superiors, he becomes hampered in his ability to acquire new information.

The film does a good job of describing how dangerous it is to rely on Islamic countries for oil, but politicians continue to obstruct efforts to use domestic sources of energy. 66% of the oil that is imported into the United States comes from these five countries: Canada, Mexico, Saudia Arabia, Venezuela, and Nigeria. The film is loosely based on 2003 memoir See No Evil written by Robert Baer. Clooney won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.