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American Gangster

American Gangster

There are two sides to the American dream.

7.6 (6,073)2007-11-022h 37m
DramaCrime

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.

Budget
$100,000,000
Revenue
$269,755,430
Production
Film Rites, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions

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Director
Ridley Scott
Cinematography
Harris Savides

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Andres Gomez

July 14, 2015

6/10

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.

r96sk

r96sk

August 16, 2020

9/10

A thoroughly entertaining 157 minutes! <em>'American Gangster'</em> 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. Not much really needs to be said about Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. They're exactly how you'd expect them to be, outstanding! Washington is fantastic as Frank, while Crowe is superb as Richi…

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

September 8, 2022

7/10

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 Thailand and he sells his "Blue Magic" cut-rate to an increasingly willing population. Largely insulated from risk by his very profitable links with organised crime, it falls to "Richie Roberts" (Russe…

Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

April 16, 2023

6/10

Love gangster movies. Denzel Washington's one of the best to ever do it.