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) |
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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, Scott Free Productions, Relativity Media |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 934: Russell Crowe - Richie Roberts
- 5292: Denzel Washington - Frank Lucas
- 5294: Chiwetel Ejiofor - Huey Lucas
- 9777: Cuba Gooding Jr. - Nicky Barnes
- 16851: Josh Brolin - Detective Trupo
- 15854: Ted Levine - Lou Toback
- 23346: Armand Assante - Dominic Cattano
Crews
- 339: Brian Grazer - Producer - Production
- 40375: Jim Whitaker - Executive Producer - Production
- 578: Ridley Scott - Director - Directing
- 10688: Harris Savides - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2260: Steven Zaillian - Screenplay - Writing
- 578: Ridley Scott - Producer - Production
- 2952: Avy Kaufman - Casting - 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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