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American Gangster

American Gangster

2007 · Drama · movie7.9120 ratings

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

RZA

RZA

Moses Jones

Yul Vazquez

Yul Vazquez

Alfonso Abruzzo

director

Ridley Scott

where to watch

Netflix
YouTube TV
Netflix Standard with Ads

trailers

Trailer #1

Trailer #1

Frank Lucas Snitches on Corrupt Police

Frank Lucas Snitches on Corrupt Police

What You Gonna Do? Extended Preview

What You Gonna Do? Extended Preview

Never Come Here Unannounced

Never Come Here Unannounced

Kill or Be Killed... Right? Extended Preview

Kill or Be Killed... Right? Extended Preview

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information

genres

Drama, Crime

budget

$100M

revenue

$269.8M