American Gangster

2007 • 2h 37m • Drama, Crime

81%Rotten Tomatoes

There are two sides to the American dream.

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.

Director

Ridley Scott

Writers

Steven Zaillian

Status

Released