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American Gangster (2007)

2h 37m · 2 Nov 2007

There are two sides to the American dream.

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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.

Movie ID1005
GenreCrime, Drama
DirectorRidley Scott
Main castDenzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Armand Assante
Release date2 November 2007
Release year2007
LanguageEnglish
Duration157 min (2h 37m)
Rating7.6 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseFilm Rites

Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: Steven Zaillian

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Denzel WashingtonFrank Lucas Russell CroweRichie Roberts Josh BrolinDetective Trupo Chiwetel EjioforHuey Lucas Cuba Gooding Jr.Nicky Barnes Lymari NadalEva Ted LevineLou Toback Armand AssanteDominic Cattano John OrtizJavier J. Rivera John HawkesFreddie Spearman RZAMoses Jones Yul VazquezAlfonso Abruzzo Ruby DeeMama Lucas Idris ElbaTango Carla GuginoLaurie Roberts Joe MortonCharlie Williams CommonTurner Lucas Ritchie CosterJoey Sadano Jon PolitoRossi Kevin CorriganCampizi

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