American Gangster

Drama, Crime

2007

R | 157 minutes

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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.

Cast

Denzel Washington image
Denzel Washington
Russell Crowe image
Russell Crowe
Josh Brolin image
Josh Brolin
Chiwetel Ejiofor image
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Cuba Gooding Jr. image
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Lymari Nadal image
Lymari Nadal
Ted Levine image
Ted Levine
Armand Assante image
Armand Assante
John Ortiz image
John Ortiz
John Hawkes image
John Hawkes
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American Gangster
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