American Gangster (2007)

11/02/2007 (US) • 2h 37m

Drama, Crime

There are two sides to the American dream.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Russell Crowe

Richie Roberts

Josh Brolin

Detective Trupo

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Nicky Barnes

Ted Levine

Lou Toback

Armand Assante

Dominic Cattano

John Ortiz

Javier J. Rivera


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$100,000,000.00

Revenue

$269,755,430.00

Keywords

new york city

vietnam

drug smuggling

society

gangster

drug trafficking

heroin

junkie

ghetto

nightclub

ambition

rise and fall

cop

organized crime

drug dealing

police corruption

wedding

police detective

family

surveillance

bribery

law enforcement

aftercreditsstinger

dishonesty

1960s

provocative

factual

violence

suspenseful

intense

brisk

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