American Gangster
"There are two sides to the American dream."
DramaCrime
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.
🎬 DirectorRidley Scott
📅 Release2007-11-02
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioFilm Rites, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
🗳 Votes5,962
🔥 Popularity8
💰 Budget$100,000,000
💵 Revenue$269,755,430
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🎭 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
Armand Assante
Dominic Cattano
John Ortiz
Javier J. Rivera
John Hawkes
Freddie Spearman
RZA
Moses Jones
Yul Vazquez
Alfonso Abruzzo
Ruby Dee
Mama Lucas
Idris Elba
Tango
Carla Gugino
Laurie Roberts
🎥 Crew
Casting
Avy Kaufman
Producer
Brian Grazer
Executive Producer
Branko Lustig
Editor
Pietro Scalia
Producer
Ridley Scott
Screenplay
Steven Zaillian
Director of Photography
Harris Savides
Director
Ridley Scott
Executive Producer
Jim Whitaker
Original Music Composer
Marc Streitenfeld
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🏷 Keywords
new york cityvietnamdrug smugglingsocietygangsterdrug traffickingheroinjunkieghettonightclubambitionrise and fall
💬 Reviews
Quite a disappointed since it is really as much as you expect, but nothing new. Washington and Russell perform really well, so, as a characters movie, it works. It doesn't work at all as a biopic. Too much Hollywood on it.…
A thoroughly entertaining 157 minutes! <em>'American Gangster'</em> delivers in every area it needs to. Enthralling premise, immaculate music, phenomenal casting and great pacing. I was surprised slightly with how it finishes, but it's far and away from a disappointing/underwhelming conclusion. Not much really needs to be said about Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. They're exactly how yo…
Denzel Washington is on top-form here as he takes on the role of the unscrupulous and devious heroine importer "Lucas" in this superior crime drama. Following the death of his boss, he spots an opening in New York's drugs market which he deftly exploits by importing top grade product directly from Thailand and he sells his "Blue Magic" cut-rate to an increasingly willing population. Largely insula…
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