American Gangster 2007

2h 37m Drama Crime
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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

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5640

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5.78

Popularity

6640

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100M

Budget

267M

Revenue

267%

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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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