American Gangster(2007)

There are two sides to the American dream.

76

2h 37m

  • 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

    Denzel Washington

    Frank Lucas

  • Russell Crowe

    Russell Crowe

    Richie Roberts

  • Josh Brolin

    Josh Brolin

    Detective Trupo

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor

    Chiwetel Ejiofor

    Huey Lucas

  • Cuba Gooding Jr.

    Cuba Gooding Jr.

    Nicky Barnes

  • Lymari Nadal

    Lymari Nadal

    Eva

  • Ted Levine

    Ted Levine

    Lou Toback

  • Armand Assante

    Armand Assante

    Dominic Cattano

  • John Ortiz

    John Ortiz

    Javier J. Rivera

  • John Hawkes

    John Hawkes

    Freddie Spearman

  • RZA

    RZA

    Moses Jones

  • Yul Vazquez

    Yul Vazquez

    Alfonso Abruzzo

  • Ruby Dee

    Ruby Dee

    Mama Lucas

  • Idris Elba

    Idris Elba

    Tango

  • Carla Gugino

    Carla Gugino

    Laurie Roberts

  • Joe Morton

    Joe Morton

    Charlie Williams

  • Common

    Common

    Turner Lucas

  • Ritchie Coster

    Ritchie Coster

    Joey Sadano

  • Jon Polito

    Jon Polito

    Rossi

  • Kevin Corrigan

    Kevin Corrigan

    Campizi

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Status

Released (Nov 2, 2007)

Budget

$100,000,000

Revenue

$269,755,430

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