American Gangster
Directed by Ridley Scott
Starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Armand Assante, John Ortiz, John Hawkes
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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.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson
- Music
- Marc Streitenfeld
- Cinematography
- Harris Savides
- Cast
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Armand Assante, John Ortiz, John Hawkes, RZA, Yul Vazquez
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Updated July 22, 2026
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