American Gangster
American Gangster
DramaCrime

American Gangster

2007
157 min
7.6
75.9%
User Score
(5796 votes)

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.

DIRECTED BY

Ridley Scott

STARRING

Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr.

Videos & Trailers

What You Gonna Do? Extended Preview
1080p
Clip

What You Gonna Do? Extended Preview

Never Come Here Unannounced
1080p
Clip

Never Come Here Unannounced

Kill or Be Killed... Right? Extended Preview
1080p
Clip

Kill or Be Killed... Right? Extended Preview

The Piano Scene in 4K HDR
2160p
Clip

The Piano Scene in 4K HDR

Trailer #1
720p
Trailer

Trailer #1

Cast

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Frank Lucas

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Richie Roberts

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Detective Trupo

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Huey Lucas

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Nicky Barnes

Lymari Nadal

Lymari Nadal

Eva

Ted Levine

Ted Levine

Lou Toback

Armand Assante

Armand Assante

Dominic Cattano

John Ortiz

John Ortiz

Javier J. Rivera

John Hawkes

John Hawkes

Freddie Spearman

RZA

RZA

Moses Jones

Yul Vazquez

Yul Vazquez

Alfonso Abruzzo