American Gangster

Released Year: 2007

Certificate: A

Runtime: 157 minutes

Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 76

Director: Ridley Scott

Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin

No of Votes: 392449

Gross: 130164645

Overview: An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.

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