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American Gangster

R
Movie
2007
2h 37m
English
Drama, Crime
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.
Rating
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7.9
IMDB
American Gangster (2007) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
79

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Russell Crowe
Richie Roberts
Cuba Gooding Jr
Nicky Barnes
Josh Brolin
Detective Trupo
Ted Levine
Lou Toback
Armand Assante
Dominic Cattano
John Ortiz
Javier J. Rivera
John Hawkes
Freddie Spearman
RZA
Moses Jones
Yul Vazquez
Alfonso Abruzzo
Ruby Dee
Mama Lucas
Carla Gugino
Laurie Roberts
Joe Morton
Charlie Williams
Common
Turner Lucas
Ritchie Coster
Joey Sadano
Ric Young
Chinese General
Roger Bart
US Attorney
TI
Stevie Lucas
Directed By: Ridley Scott
Written By: Steven Zaillian (Screenplay), Mark Jacobson

Featured Comments/Tips

mounirabbas says...
7 years ago
Denzel Washington can never do me wrong. Amazing/genius actor
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the_guy_with_the_hat says...
10 years ago
Wow, That was a great Ridley Scott Movie! Great cast, great flow, great Denzel Washington. Fantastic Russell Crowe. I watched the Extended Edition. Most of these extended scences were cut-worthy, so i think: If you have to choose, take the normal Cut. 8/10
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ismamzaman says...
3 years ago
An incredible gangster flick, exhilarating from start to finish, with an engaging screenplay and amazing performances.
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Samekas says...
5 years ago
You can't go wrong with Denzel Washington. Just awesome.
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Featured User Reviews

r96sk
4 years ago
A thoroughly entertaining 157 minutes!

'American Gangster' delivers in every area it needs to. Enthralling premise, immaculate music, phenomenal casting and great pacing. I was surprised slightly with how it finishes, but it's far and away from a disappointing/underwhelming conclusion.
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Andres Gomez
6 years ago
Quite a disappointed since it is really as much as you expect, but nothing new.

Washington and Russell perform really well, so, as a characters movie, it works. It doesn't work at all as a biopic. Too much Hollywood on it.
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r96sk
9/10  4 years ago
A thoroughly entertaining 157 minutes!

'American Gangster' delivers in every area it needs to. Enthralling premise, immaculate music, phenomenal casting and great pacing. I was surprised slightly with how it finishes, but it's far and away from a disappointing/underwhelming conclusion More
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CinemaSerf
2 years ago
Denzel Washington is on top-form here as he takes on the role of the unscrupulous and devious heroine importer "Lucas" in this superior crime drama. Following the death of his boss, he spots an opening in New York's drugs market which he deftly exploits by importing top grade product directly from T More
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