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American Gangster

2007 • 2h37m Drama, Crime

Rating

7.6/10

Popularity

6

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.

Details

Director

Ridley Scott

Screenplay

Steven Zaillian

Cast

Denzel Washington

Russell Crowe

Josh Brolin

Release date

11/2/2007

Status

Released

Budget

$100,000,000

Revenue

$269,755,430

Origin country

US

Vote count

5796