American Gangster (2007)

7.6/10 157 min Drama Crime

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.

Cast

Denzel Washington

Frank Lucas

Russell Crowe

Richie Roberts

Josh Brolin

Detective Trupo

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Huey Lucas

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Nicky Barnes

Lymari Nadal

Eva

Ted Levine

Lou Toback

Armand Assante

Dominic Cattano

John Ortiz

Javier J. Rivera

John Hawkes

Freddie Spearman

RZA

Moses Jones

Yul Vazquez

Alfonso Abruzzo

Ruby Dee

Mama Lucas

Idris Elba

Tango

Carla Gugino

Laurie Roberts

Joe Morton

Charlie Williams

Common

Turner Lucas

Ritchie Coster

Joey Sadano

Jon Polito

Rossi

Kevin Corrigan

Campizi

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