7.6

American Gangster 2007

Name: American Gangster
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2007-11-02
Duration: 157 min
Rating: 7.6

2h 37m Drama Crime

American Gangster 2007

2h 37m Drama Crime

Stream: Netflix Viaplay Amazon Prime Video

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.

Ridley Scott Director

Steven Zaillian Screenplay

Marc Streitenfeld Original Music Composer

7.59

Rating

6040

Votes

6.64

Popularity

6760

Recommend

100M

Budget

270M

Revenue

270%

Return

Top Billed Cast

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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

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