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.| Status: | Released (2007-11-02) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 12 wins & 38 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $130,164,645 |
| Screen: | Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson |
| Productions: | Film Rites, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 5292: Denzel Washington - Frank Lucas
- 934: Russell Crowe - Richie Roberts
- 16851: Josh Brolin - Detective Trupo
- 5294: Chiwetel Ejiofor - Huey Lucas
- 9777: Cuba Gooding Jr. - Nicky Barnes
- 40376: Lymari Nadal - Eva
- 15854: Ted Levine - Lou Toback
Crews
- 578: Ridley Scott - Director - Directing
- 2260: Steven Zaillian - Screenplay - Writing
- 339: Brian Grazer - Producer - Production
- 578: Ridley Scott - Producer - Production
- 40374: Michael Costigan - Executive Producer - Production
- 930: Branko Lustig - Executive Producer - Production
- 40375: Jim Whitaker - Executive Producer - Production
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Reviews
Andres Gomez
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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.
Continue reading ->r96sk
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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/underwhelmi ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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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 ....
Continue reading ->Andre Gonzales
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Love gangster movies. Denzel Washington's one of the best to ever do it.
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