Drama

Crime

American Gangster

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Imagine Entertainment

Universal Pictures

Relativity Media

Scott Free Productions

United States of America

English

Denzel Washington

Russell Crowe

Josh Brolin

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Lymari Nadal

Ted Levine

Armand Assante

John Ortiz

John Hawkes

Yul Vazquez

Ruby Dee

Idris Elba

Carla Gugino

Joe Morton

Common

Ritchie Coster

Jon Polito

Kevin Corrigan

Roger Guenveur Smith

Malcolm Goodwin

Ric Young

Roger Bart

T.I.

KaDee Strickland

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Norman Reedus

Kathleen Garrett

Albert Jones

J. Kyle Manzay

Melissia Hill

Skyler Fortgang

Bari K. Willerford

Warner Miller

Quisha Saunders

Robert Funaro

Tom O'Rourke

Robert C. Kirk

Tom Stearns

Jon DeVries

Jim R. Coleman

Lee Shepherd

Gavin Grazer

Linda Powell

Roxanne Amandez

Pierra Francesca

Eddie Rouse

Maryann Urbano

Cedric Sanders

Jason Veasey

Roosevelt Davis

Eric Silver

Saycon Sengbloh

Conor Romero

Daniel Hilt

Daniel Farcher

David Spearman

Maurice Ballard

Paul Doherty

William C. Tate

George Lee Miles

Jason Furlani

Chris McKinney

David Wayne Britton

Tommy Guiffre

Laurence Lowry

Dan Moran

Marjorie Johnson

Larry Mitchell

Chuck Cooper

Kevin Geer

Chance Kelly

Hamilton Clancy

Sam Freed

Joey Klein

Scott Dillin

Anthony Hamilton

Sarah Hudnut

Jeff Greene

Tyson Hall

Kirt Harding

Bryant Pearson

Al Santos

Christopher A. Sawyer

Dylan Gallagher

Jehan-Pierre 'The Preacher' Vassau

Dawn A. Douglas

Robbie Neigeborn

Clinton Lowe

Wilhelm Lewis

James Hunter

Neville White

Lonnie Gaetano

Jeff Mantel

Serena Joan Springle

Ron Piretti

Nino Del Buono

Panama Redd

Arthur M. Mercante

Ridley Scott

Steven Zaillian

Brian Grazer

Michael Costigan

Branko Lustig

Jim Whitaker

Harris Savides

Pietro Scalia

Avy Kaufman

Marc Streitenfeld

Aja Frary

Aaron Vexler

Arthur Max

Nicholas Lundy

Leslie E. Rollins

Beth A. Rubino

Janty Yates

Rob Harris

Patrick Tendai Pfupajena

Peter Epstein

David Gere

Jodi Michelle Pynn

Mary A. Kelly

David Lee

Craig Haagensen

Larry McConkey

William Sarokin

Bob Beemer

Michael Minkler

Per Hallberg

Karen Baker Landers

Dan Hegeman

Christopher Assells

Dino DiMuro

Peter Staubli

Jon Title

George Leong

Kathy Nelson

Del Spiva

Angela Quiles

Julia G. Hickman

Jonathan Filley

Nicholas Pileggi

Felice Diamond

Bert Reo Anderson

G.A. Aguilar

Elizabeth Greenberg

Billy Rich

Muhammad Ali

Joe Frazier

John Cenatiempo

Gabriel Hansen

Teresa Kelly

Matt Blades

Carl Fullerton

Hartsell Taylor

Kenneth Walker

Blaise Corrigan

Caroline Vexler

Kimberly Shannon Murphy

David Orr

Frederick H. Stahly

Kimaree Long

Darin Rivetti

Noreen R. Cheleden

Alexander Witt

Mary Jo Lang

Alyson Dee Moore

John Roesch

Chris Jargo

Michelle Pazer

Chris Hogan

Craig Kyllonen

Rick Canelli

Thomas J. O'Connell

Howard London

Beauxregard Neylon

Douglas Murray

Peter Gelfman

Chris Cenatiempo

Lisa Cohen

Jill Brown

Jalil Jay Lynch

Mark Jacobson

Christopher Heaps

Janet Paparazzo

Andres Gomez

Quite a disappointed since it is really as much as you expect, but nothing new.

Washington and Russell perform really well, so, as a characters movie, it works. It doesn't work at all as a biopic. Too much Hollywood on it.

A thoroughly entertaining 157 minutes!

<em>'American Gangster'</em> delivers in every area it needs to. Enthralling premise, immaculate music, phenomenal casting and great pacing. I was surprised slightly with how it finishes, but it's far and away from a disappointing/underwhelming conclusion.

Not much really needs to be said about Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. They're exactly how you'd expect them to be, outstanding! Washington is fantastic as Frank, while Crowe is superb as Richie. You have to wait a while for their proper screen time together, but it's worth the time it takes.

Away from the leads, you have a load of recognizable faces - I was literally that Rick Dalton meme for the first 45-60 mins! Chiwetel Ejiofor (Huey) and Josh Brolin (Trupo) have sizeable roles, though there's also appearances from Carla Gugino (Laurie), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Nicky), Idris Elba (Tango) and Norman Reedus (Norman). Excellent casting, that!

I was expecting slow moments due to the run time, but there aren't any - at least in my opinion. As noted, the way it ends is a tad differently to how I would've predicted, but I still enjoyed it alongside the rest of the it.

It might not be accurate on the real life Frank Lucas, but all that truly matters is does it excel as a film? Yes it does. Highly recommend!

CinemaSerf

Denzel Washington is on top-form here as he takes on the role of the unscrupulous and devious heroine importer "Lucas" in this superior crime drama. Following the death of his boss, he spots an opening in New York's drugs market which he deftly exploits by importing top grade product directly from Thailand and he sells his "Blue Magic" cut-rate to an increasingly willing population. Largely insulated from risk by his very profitable links with organised crime, it falls to "Richie Roberts" (Russell Crowe) to head up a narcotics task force charged with stopping this lucrative trade that has made "Lucas" one of America's most wanted. It has to be said that his method of importation is extremely shrewd, and as the narrative unfolds we discover that this is not just a tale of drug smuggling, but of police corruption, violence, addiction and brutality and director Ridley Scott gets the best from both his stars - especially a terrifically plausible Crowe. There are strong contributions from a superb Ruby Lee as his mother and from Josh Brolin as the dodgy cop "Trupo" and an ensemble cast that keep this well scripted, paced and scored drama moving along in a characterful and interesting fashion. Certainly one of Scott and Washington's better efforts, and though long it flows well and passes just over 2½ hours compellingly.

Andre Gonzales

Love gangster movies. Denzel Washington's one of the best to ever do it.

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