American Gangster

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Poster for the movie "American Gangster"
Poster for the movie "American Gangster"

American Gangster (2007)

R 157 min - Drama, Crime - 2 November 2007
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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. Based on a true story.

Director:  Ridley Scott
Stars:  Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Roger Guenveur Smith, John Hawkes, RZA, Yul Vazquez, Malcolm Goodwin, Ruby Dee, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Carla Gugino, Skyler Fortgang, John Ortiz, Cuba Gooding Jr., Armand Assante, Kathleen Garrett, Joe Morton, Ritchie Coster, Idris Elba, Common, T.I., Kevin Corrigan, KaDee Strickland, Chance Kelly, Larry Mitchell

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Storyline

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. Based on a true story.

Collections: Ridley Scott
Tagline: There are two sides to the American dream.
Genres: Drama, Crime

Details

Official Website:  https://www.americangangster.net/
Country:   United Kingdom,   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  2 November 2007

Box Office

Budget:  $100,000,000
Revenue:  $266,465,037

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Relativity Media, Film Rites

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 37 min