American Gangster

In 1968, Frank Lucas is the right-hand man of Harlem mob boss Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson. When Johnson dies of a heart attack, Frank enters the heroin trade, buying directly from producers in Thailand and smuggling it into the U.S. through returning Vietnam War servicemen. Frank sells his heroin under the brand "Blue Magic", whose affordability and purity make it incredibly popular, eliminating much of his competition.

MPAA Rating:R
Genre:Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country:United Kingdom, United States
Produced By:Jonathan Filley, Brian Grazer, Steven Zaillian, James Whitaker, Nicholas Pileggi, Branko Lustig, Michael Costigan, Sarah Bowen, Ridley Scott
Directed By:Ridley Scott
Written By:Mark Jacobson, Steven Zaillian
Cast:Chance Kelly, Mitchell Green, Anthony Pittman, Idris Elba, Cris D'Annunzio, Al Santos, Ted Levine, Roger Bart, Roger Guenveur Smith, Joe James, Craig Weintraub, Hristo Hristov, Lymari Nadal, Jon Polito, Nino Del Buono, Brian Keith Allen, Albert Jones, George Lee Miles, Mark DiConzo, Kevin Pinassi, Malcolm Goodwin, Yul Vazquez, Roosevelt Davis, J. Kyle Manzay, Clinton Lowe, Germir Robinson, Quisha Saunders, Laurence Lowry, Kevin Corrigan, Makeia Davis, Ric Young, Monique Gall, William C. Tate, Shawn Luckey, John Hawkes, Ruby Dee, Monique Dupree, Dawn Douglas, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Janelle Cambridge, Christopher A. Sawyer, Ritchie Coster, J.W. Cortes, John Ortiz, Panama Redd, Ron Piretti, Ismael Peter Casillas III, Ernest Dancy, Arthur Mercante, Michael Den Dekker, Walter Wiz Nichols, Jermel Howard, Robert Nicotra, Conor Romero, Michelle Joan Papillion, John Cenatiempo, Atif Lanier, Josh Brolin, Sharlene Falls, Celestine Rae, Maurice Ballard, Daniel Nugent, Tacuma Vanterpool, Ray Wineteer, Jim R. Coleman, Daniel Farcher, Enrique Sebastian Rivas, Paula Rittie, Niko Rusakov, Marjorie Johnson, Eric Silver, Tyson Hall, Tom Stearns, Nick Poltoranin, Ephraim Benton, Tom O'Rourke, Brigid Turner, Sam Freed, Eddie Rouse, Kevin Geer, Dylan Gallagher, Sarah Hudnut, Russell Crowe, Jason Furlani, Artie Pasquale, Philippe Vonlanthen, Fab 5 Freddy, Tommy Guiffre, Dj Nino Carta, Gavin Grazer, Jeff Greene, Joe Morton, Kathleen Garrett, Norman Reedus, Eddie Goines, Maryann Urbano, Nick Mastromarco, Common, Joey Klein, T.I., Brian Albanese, Robert C. Kirk, Myo Campbell, Wanda Ferreiras, Robert Funaro, Louis Rosario, Julian Walker, Aija Terauda, Daniel R. Cooper, Jerrod Paige, Karl Thwaites, Denzel Washington, Carla Gugino, Linda Powell, Evelyn Vaccaro, Billy Smith, Richard O'Brien, Daniel Hilt, Tony Terrell Alston, Dan Moran, Hamilton Clancy, RZA, Bartolo Raffaele, Saycon Sengbloh, KaDee Strickland, Neville White, Joseph Ferrante, Jason Veasey, Bryant Pearson, Bari K. Willerford, Kevin Van Doorslaer, Brad Lee Wind, Skyler Fortgang, Chris McKinney, Vincent James Russo, Larry Mitchell, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Anthony L. Gurino, Kelvin Hale, Lloyd Booker, Armand Assante, Clarence Williams III, Cuba Gooding Jr., Cedric Sanders, Scott Dillin, Mark A. Keeton, Brian Edwards, Tasha Perri, Tina Lorraine, Jehan-Pierre 'The Preacher' Vassau, Mauricio Alexander, Lonnie Gaetano, Jon DeVries, Adrain Washington, Kal Cauthen, Anthony Hamilton
In Theaters:Nov 02, 2007
Runtime:2 hours 37 minutes
Production:Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Relativity Media
Box Office:$130,164,645
Available On:Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu
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