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American Gangster

There are two sides to the American dream.

2007 · R · 2h 37m

Directed by Ridley Scott

7.6

TMDB audience score
6,357 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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
    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

  • Ruby Dee
    Mama Lucas

  • Idris Elba
    Tango

  • Carla Gugino
    Laurie Roberts

  • Joe Morton
    Charlie Williams

  • Common
    Turner Lucas

  • Ritchie Coster
    Joey Sadano