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American Gangster (2007)

#642744
Movie"There are two sides to the American dream."
Audience Score
76
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R 2 hr 37 minNov 2nd, 2007Drama, Crime
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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.
StarringDenzel WashingtonRussell CroweJosh Brolin
DirectorRidley Scott

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 2nd, 2007
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 19th, 2008 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$100,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$269,755,430 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Branko Lustig, Jim Whitaker, Michael Costigan, Nicholas Pileggi, Steven Zaillian
Production Companies:Film Rites, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions
American Gangster on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
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