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76% Critic Match
American Gangster
“There are two sides to the American dream.”
7.6 / 10• 2007• 2h 37m•R• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Denzel Washington
Frank Lucas
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ridley Scott's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. American Gangster is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
