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American Gangster

American Gangster

7.6/102007Movie157 minRated RDramaCrime

Director: Ridley Scott

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.

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Cast

  • Denzel WashingtonFrank Lucas
  • Russell CroweRichie Roberts
  • Josh BrolinDetective Trupo
  • Chiwetel EjioforHuey Lucas
  • Cuba Gooding Jr.Nicky Barnes
  • Lymari NadalEva
  • Ted LevineLou Toback
  • Armand AssanteDominic Cattano
  • John OrtizJavier J. Rivera
  • John HawkesFreddie Spearman
  • RZAMoses Jones
  • Yul VazquezAlfonso Abruzzo

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