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American Gangster (2007)

There are two sides to the American dream.

2 November 2007 · 2h 37mDramaCrime

★ 7.6 / 10 · 6,311 votes on TMDB

Directed by Ridley Scott

What it's about

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.

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Cast

  • Denzel Washington

    Denzel Washington

    Frank Lucas

  • Russell Crowe

    Russell Crowe

    Richie Roberts

  • Josh Brolin

    Josh Brolin

    Detective Trupo

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor

    Chiwetel Ejiofor

    Huey Lucas

  • Cuba Gooding Jr.

    Cuba Gooding Jr.

    Nicky Barnes

  • Lymari Nadal

    Lymari Nadal

    Eva

  • Ted Levine

    Ted Levine

    Lou Toback

  • Armand Assante

    Armand Assante

    Dominic Cattano

  • John Ortiz

    John Ortiz

    Javier J. Rivera

  • John Hawkes

    John Hawkes

    Freddie Spearman

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