American Gangster (2007)

American Gangster (2007)

There are two sides to the American dream. 2007-11-02 United States of America 157 Min. PG-13
7.6 5389 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Russell Crowe is Richie Roberts
Richie Roberts
Denzel Washington is Frank Lucas
Chiwetel Ejiofor is Huey Lucas
Cuba Gooding Jr. is Nicky Barnes
Nicky Barnes
Josh Brolin is Detective Trupo
Detective Trupo
Ted Levine is Lou Toback
Lou Toback
Armand Assante is Dominic Cattano
Dominic Cattano
John Ortiz is Javier J. Rivera
Javier J. Rivera
John Hawkes is Freddie Spearman
Freddie Spearman
RZA is Moses Jones
Moses Jones
Yul Vazquez is Alfonso Abruzzo
Alfonso Abruzzo