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American Gangster (2007)

★ 7.6
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2007 157 min ★ 7.6/10
  • Drama
  • Crime

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.

Cast

Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Armand Assante