American Gangster (2007)

There are two sides to the American dream.

• Drama
• Crime

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.

Rating

7.6 / 10 (6,339 votes)

Release date

November 2, 2007

Runtime

2h 37m

Language

English

Director

Ridley Scott

Status

Released