Movie
American Gangster
There are two sides to the American dream.
20072h 37m★ 7.6DramaCrime
Overview
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.
Director
- Ridley Scott
Writers
- Steven Zaillian
Producers
- Michael Costigan · Executive Producer
- Branko Lustig · Executive Producer
- Brian Grazer
- Jim Whitaker · Executive Producer
- Ridley Scott
Where to watch
Region: US · via JustWatch / TMDB
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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
Armand Assante
Dominic Cattano
John Ortiz
Javier J. Rivera
John Hawkes
Freddie Spearman
RZA
Moses Jones
Yul Vazquez
Alfonso Abruzzo
