RAmerican Gangster

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IMDB (461,716 votes)

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Rotten Tomatoes

500M
500M
Play Time: 157 mins
Drama, Crime
American Gangster

Overview:
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.

Status: Released (2007-11-02)
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
American Gangster
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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.

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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 ....

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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 ....

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Andre Gonzales

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

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