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American Gangster
There are two sides to the American dream.
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.
Where to watch American Gangster
American Gangster is streaming in the US on YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Starz, YouTube Free and Tubi TV.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
Cast
- Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas
- Russell Crowe as Richie Roberts
- Josh Brolin as Detective Trupo
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Huey Lucas
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as Nicky Barnes
- Lymari Nadal as Eva
- Ted Levine as Lou Toback
- Armand Assante as Dominic Cattano
- John Ortiz as Javier J. Rivera
- John Hawkes as Freddie Spearman
- RZA as Moses Jones
- Yul Vazquez as Alfonso Abruzzo
Details
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Released
- November 2, 2007
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Studio
- Film Rites, Imagine Entertainment and Universal Pictures
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.6 / 10 from 6,263 votes
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