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American Gangster

Cast

Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin View All

Crew

Ridley Scott (Director), Steven Zaillian (Screenplay), Mark Jacobson (Writer) View All

Release: Nov. 2nd, 2007

Runtime: 2 hours, 37 minutes

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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Iroquois
Although on its own, [i]American Gangster[/i] is a well-made piece of crime drama, it suffers from being derivative of earlier crime movies and even the odd clich� thrown in for good measure..

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Darth Stujitzu
I guess I was just expecting more from Scott, Washington & Crowe, but ultimately American Gangster is far from being a memorable film, and with the talent on show left me feeling slightly disappointed..

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Gideon58
I'm not even sure where to begin here...I had a hard time believing that Frank's family, including his God-fearing mother (beautifully played by Ruby Dee in an Oscar-nominated performance) had no idea where Frank's millions came from and had no idea what his business involved...the shock on his brot....

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