
American Gangster
2007·Movie·2h 37m18
Drama, Crime
7.6 / 10 (6,344 votes)
There are two sides to the American dream.
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
- Original language
- English
- Released
- 2 November 2007
Where to Watch
Availability in the US · Subtitle and audio track data
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
