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American Gangster is a powerful movie based on a true story.  Set in the 1960’s, the time of the Vietnam War, the drug culture was starting to explode, and one man, Frank Lucas, played by Denzel Washington, knew how to profit from it. Lucas was a charming con man, a brilliant entrepreneur, and the most dangerous person in all of New York.  In a time when most policemen were “on the take” getting their share from all of this extra busines on the streets, one good cop, Richie Roberts, played by Russell Crowe, sets off to get Lucas and his multi-million dollar operation.

Much of the movie plays off these two men separately, moving in two different worlds.  When they finally come together the scenes are electrifying.  Two Oscar winners, and you can see why.

The movie clocks in at about 2 1/2 hours, but the pace is quick so it doesn’t seem that long.  Very intense, lots of violence.

 


 

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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

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.


Tagline: There are two sides to the American dream.

Genres: Drama, Crime

Details

Official Website:  http://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
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