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20072h 37mREnglish

American Gangster

There are two sides to the American dream.

7.6
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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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DirectorRidley Scott

Keywords

new york cityvietnamdrug smugglingsocietygangsterdrug traffickingheroinjunkieghettonightclubambitionrise and fallcoporganized crimedrug dealingpolice corruptionweddingpolice detectivefamilysurveillancebriberylaw enforcementaftercreditsstingerdishonesty1960sprovocativeviolencesuspensefulintensebrisk
Budget$100M
Box Office$270M

Cast

Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas

Denzel Washington

Frank Lucas

Russell Crowe as Richie Roberts

Russell Crowe

Richie Roberts

Josh Brolin as Detective Trupo

Josh Brolin

Detective Trupo

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Huey Lucas

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Huey Lucas

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Nicky Barnes

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Nicky Barnes

Lymari Nadal as Eva

Lymari Nadal

Eva

Ted Levine as Lou Toback

Ted Levine

Lou Toback

Armand Assante as Dominic Cattano

Armand Assante

Dominic Cattano

John Ortiz as Javier J. Rivera

John Ortiz

Javier J. Rivera

John Hawkes as Freddie Spearman

John Hawkes

Freddie Spearman