“There are two sides to the American dream.”
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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American Gangster released in 2007. Moviely hosts cinematic wallpapers captured from the movie's official backdrop imagery.
American Gangster is categorized as Drama, Crime.
Ridley Scott directed American Gangster.
American Gangster stars Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., and more.
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