American Gangster

2007

Action / Biography / Crime / Drama / History / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 81% · 213 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 91% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.8/10 10 492473 492.5K

new york city underdog vietnam black people drug smuggling society

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Ridley Scott Photo
Ridley Scott

Top cast

Kevin Corrigan Photo
Kevin Corrigan as Campizi
Denzel Washington Photo
Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas
Josh Brolin Photo
Josh Brolin as Detective Trupo
Idris Elba Photo
Idris Elba as Tango
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1.09 GB
1280*720
English 2.0
R
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23.976 fps
2 hr 37 min
Seeds 42
2.38 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
R
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23.976 fps
2 hr 37 min
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7.96 GB
3840*2076
English 5.1
R
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23.976 fps
2 hr 55 min
Seeds 45

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by r96sk 9 / 10

A thoroughly entertaining 157 minutes! 'American Gangster'...

A thoroughly entertaining 157 minutes! 'American Gangster' delivers in every area it needs to. Enthralling premise, immaculate music, phenomenal casting and great pacing. I was surprised slightly with how it finishes, but it's far and away from a disappointing/underwhelming conclusion. Not much really needs to be said about Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. They're exactly how you'd expect them to be, outstanding! Washington is fantastic as Frank, while Crowe is superb as Richie. You have to wait a while for their proper screen time together, but it's worth the time it takes. Away from the leads, you have a load of recognizable faces - I was literally that Rick Dalton meme for the first 45-60 mins! Chiwetel Ejiofor (Huey) and Josh Brolin (Trupo) have sizeable roles, though there's also appearances from Carla Gugino (Laurie), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Nicky), Idris Elba (Tango) and Norman Reedus (Norman). Excellent casting, that! I was expecting slow moments due to the run time, but there aren't any - at least in my opinion. As noted, the way it ends is a tad differently to how I would've predicted, but I still enjoyed it alongside the rest of the it. It might not be accurate on the real life Frank Lucas, but all that truly matters is does it excel as a film? Yes it does. Highly recommend!
Reviewed by Andres Gomez 6 / 10

Quite a disappointed since it is really as

Quite a disappointed since it is really as much as you expect, but nothing new. Washington and Russell perform really well, so, as a characters movie, it works. It doesn't work at all as a biopic. Too much Hollywood on it.
Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

Denzel Washington is on top-form here as he

Denzel Washington is on top-form here as he takes on the role of the unscrupulous and devious heroine importer "Lucas" in this superior crime drama. Following the death of his boss, he spots an opening in New York's drugs market which he deftly exploits by importing top grade product directly from Thailand and he sells his "Blue Magic" cut-rate to an increasingly willing population. Largely insulated from risk by his very profitable links with organised crime, it falls to "Richie Roberts" (Russell Crowe) to head up a narcotics task force charged with stopping this lucrative trade that has made "Lucas" one of America's most wanted. It has to be said that his method of importation is extremely shrewd, and as the narrative unfolds we discover that this is not just a tale of drug smuggling, but of police corruption, violence, addiction and brutality and director Ridley Scott gets the best from both his stars - especially a terrifically plausible Crowe. There are strong contributions from a superb Ruby Lee as his mother and from Josh Brolin as the dodgy cop "Trupo" and an ensemble cast that keep this well scripted, paced and scored drama moving along in a characterful and interesting fashion. Certainly one of Scott and Washington's better efforts, and though long it flows well and passes just over 2½ hours compellingly.
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