American Gangster
8.1 Score
Budget$100M
Box office$269.8M
LanguageEN
CountriesUnited States of America
2007 2h 37m R Crime Drama

American Gangster

There are two sides to the American dream.

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.

Crew
Director Ridley Scott Screenplay Steven Zaillian Producer Brian Grazer Producer Ridley Scott

Top Cast

Denzel Washington Frank Lucas Russell Crowe Richie Roberts Josh Brolin Detective Trupo Chiwetel Ejiofor Huey Lucas Cuba Gooding Jr. Nicky Barnes Lymari Nadal Eva Ted Levine Lou Toback

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