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American Gangster

7.620072h 37mRMovieDramaCrime

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.

DirectorRidley Scott
WritersSteven Zaillian·Mark Jacobson
ProducersMichael Costigan·Branko Lustig

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Cast · Directed by Ridley Scott

DWDenzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Frank Lucas
RCRussell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Richie Roberts
JBJosh Brolin
Josh Brolin
Detective Trupo
CEChiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Huey Lucas
CJCuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Nicky Barnes
LNLymari Nadal
Lymari Nadal
Eva
TLTed Levine
Ted Levine
Lou Toback
AAArmand Assante
Armand Assante
Dominic Cattano
JOJohn Ortiz
John Ortiz
Javier J. Rivera
JHJohn Hawkes
John Hawkes
Freddie Spearman
RRZA
RZA
Moses Jones
YVYul Vazquez
Yul Vazquez
Alfonso Abruzzo

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American Gangster is streaming on AMC Plus, AMC+ and AMC+ Roku Premium Channel in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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