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American Gangster: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin. An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
- (457K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Ridley Scott
- 2007-11-02
The film is 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.
Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team with Director Ridley Scott (Gladiator) for an epic story as powerful as it is true.
- 6 min
- 31.1K
- Universal Pictures All-Access
American Gangster is a gritty and entertaining throwback to classic gangster films, with its lead performers firing on all cylinders. Read Critics Reviews
- (217)
- Ridley Scott
- R
- Denzel Washington
Oct 28, 2007 · American Gangster Review. The true story of Frank Lucas (Washington), a 70s Harlem crime lord who took on the Mafia by importing uncut heroin directly from Thailand, then selling it cheaper....
Watch American Gangster | Netflix. Ambition and corruption clash in 1970s Harlem, where a charismatic drug kingpin rises to power and faces off with an upright detective and deadly rivals. Watch trailers & learn more.
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Based on the life of drug-kingpin-turned-informant, Frank Lucas, who grew up in segregated North Carolina where he watched as his cousin was shot by the Klan for looking at a white girl.
