American Gangster

2007R157 min

Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe are electrifying as a resourceful druglord and the determined cop who vows to put him away in this fact-based crime drama. Set in the late '60s and early '70s, the film follows gangster Frank Lucas and his ingenius rise to the top of the NYC drug trade. His nemesis: an honest lawman (Crowe) who makes it his sole mission to bring Lucas down.

Genres:Crime, Drama, Suspense

Director:Ridley Scott

Cast:Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Josh Brolin, Ted Levine, Armand Assante, John Ortiz, John Hawkes, RZA

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