American Gangster

2007 · 157 min · EN · R · 7.6 (6,315 votes)

Dir. Ridley Scott · Starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lymari Nadal · Music Marc Streitenfeld

“There are two sides to the American dream.”

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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.

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This is a sprawling, gritty crime epic that immerses you in a world of ambition and moral compromise. It feels powerful and tense, charting the rise and inevitable fall within a meticulously crafted period setting. The mood is cynical, yet undeniably compelling, as characters navigate a complex web of loyalty and betrayal.

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