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.
78% ★★★★☆ (802,135)
American Gangster
Where to watch: Netflix
Movie · Drama · Crime · R
2007 · 2h 37m · ★ 78% (802K)
There are two sides to the American dream.
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin
Overview
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.
Director
Ridley Scott
Production
Film Rites, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions
Cast
Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Armand Assante, John Ortiz, John Hawkes, RZA, Yul Vazquez, Ruby Dee, Idris Elba, Carla Gugino, Joe Morton, Common, Ritchie Coster, Jon Polito, Kevin Corrigan