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American Gangster

American Gangster

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 2, 2007

Runtime

2h 37m

Genres

Drama, Crime

User Score

76%

Original Title

American Gangster

Production Companies

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

Director

Ridley Scott

Budget

$100,000,000

Revenue

$266,500,000

Description

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. Partly based on a true story.

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Andres Gomez profile picture

Quite a disappointed since it is really as much as you expect, but nothing new.

Washington...

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r96sk profile picture

A thoroughly entertaining 157 minutes!

'American Gangster' delivers in ev...

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CinemaSerf profile picture

Denzel Washington is on top-form here as he takes on the role of the unscrupulous and devious her...

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Andre Gonzales profile picture

Love gangster movies. Denzel Washington's one of the best to ever do it.

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