Syriana is a 2005 American geopolitical thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, and executive produced by George Clooney, who also stars in the film with an ensemble cast.
 Gaghan's screenplay is loosely adapted from Robert Baer's memoir "See No Evil".
 The film focuses on petroleum politics and the global influence of the oil industry, whose political, economic, legal, and social effects are experienced by a Central Intelligence Agency operative (George Clooney), an energy analyst (Matt Damon), a Washington, D.C. attorney (Jeffrey Wright), and a young unemployed Pakistani migrant worker (Mazhar Munir) in an Arab state in the Persian Gulf.
 The film also features an extensive supporting cast including Amanda Peet, Tim Blake Nelson, Mark Strong, Alexander Siddig, Amr Waked, and Academy Award winners Christopher Plummer, Chris Cooper and William Hurt.
Abandon is a 2002 American psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, starring Katie Holmes as a college student whose boyfriend (Charlie Hunnam) disappeared two years previously.
 Despite being set at an American university, much of the movie was filmed in Canada at McGill University's McConnell Hall.
 It is based on the book "Adams Fall" by Sean Desmond.
 The book was re-titled "Abandon" for the movie tie-in paperback printing.
 The film co-stars Zooey Deschanel and Gabrielle Union, with Benjamin Bratt playing the detective investigating the boyfriend's disappearance.
 It received generally negative reviews.
The Skulls II is the 2002 thriller film, the film is a sequel to the 2000 film "The Skulls" and was released direct-to-video.
 It is directed by Joe Chappelle and it stars Robin Dunne, Nathan West, Ashley Tesoro, Lindy Booth and Christopher Ralph.
Seconds to Spare, also known as Operation Wolverine: Seconds to Spare, is a 2002 thriller about a hijacked train.
 Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, it was shot in Australia and stars Antonio Sabato Jr, Kimberley Davies, Kate Beahan, Nick Tate, and Charlotte Gregg.
Traffic is a 2000 American crime drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Stephen Gaghan.
 It explores the illegal drug trade from a number of perspectives: users, enforcers, politicians, and traffickers.
 Their stories are edited together throughout the film, although some of the characters do not meet each other.
 The film is an adaptation of the 1989 British Channel 4 television series "Traffik".
Gold is a 2016 American crime drama film directed by Stephen Gaghan and written by Patrick Massett and John Zinman.
 The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Édgar Ramírez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, Craig T. Nelson, Stacy Keach and Bruce Greenwood.
 The film is loosely based on the true story of the 1993 Bre-X mining scandal, when a massive gold deposit was supposedly discovered in the jungles of Indonesia; however, for legal reasons and to enhance the appeal of the film, character names and story details were changed.
Long Time Dead is a 2002 thriller horror film set in the United Kingdom in which a group of college students experiment with an Ouija board and inadvertently summon a djinn - an Arabic spirit of fire.
 The film stars Joe Absolom, Lukas Haas and Tom Bell.
 It was the directorial debut of Swindon-born Marcus Adams.
Pressure is a 2002 thriller film, starring Kerr Smith and Lochlyn Munro.
 It was co-written and directed by Richard Gale.
 The film was first shown at the American Film Market on February 20, 2002, before being released direct-to-video on November 26, 2002.
Ripley's Game is a 2002 thriller film directed by Liliana Cavani.
 It is adapted from the 1974 novel of the same name, the third in Patricia Highsmith's ""Ripliad"", a series of books chronicling the murderous adventures of con artist Tom Ripley.
 John Malkovich stars as Ripley, opposite Dougray Scott and Ray Winstone.
 Highsmith's novel was previously adapted in 1977 as "The American Friend" by director Wim Wenders, starring Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz.
Stephen Gaghan (born May 6, 1965) is an American screenwriter and director.
 He is noted for writing the screenplay for Steven Soderbergh's film "Traffic", based on a Channel 4 series, for which he won the Academy Award, as well as "Syriana" which he wrote and directed.

Question: Who stars in the 2002 thriller drama film Abandon directed by Stephen Gaghan?
Answer: Katie Holmes