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Movie · 2007

American Gangster

There are two sides to the American dream.

TMDB 7.6 / 102007157 min

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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★ 7.6 / 1020072h 37mMovie

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.

Directed by Ridley Scott

Genres: Drama, Crime

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

RZA

RZA

Moses Jones

Yul Vazquez

Yul Vazquez

Alfonso Abruzzo

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Mama Lucas

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Tango

Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino

Laurie Roberts

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Charlie Williams

Common

Common

Turner Lucas

Ritchie Coster

Ritchie Coster

Joey Sadano

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