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MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ridley Scott
Genre: Crime Drama, Gangster Film, Crime
Release Date: November 02, 2007 (USA)
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Summary:
Director Ridley Scott spins this yarn concerning a Harlem drug kingpin (Denzel Washington) who smuggles heroin into the country by hiding it in the bodies of U.S. soldiers killed during battle in Vietnam. There was a time when no one noticed reserved driver Frank Lucas (Washington), but when the criminal kingpin he was charged with transporting thr... Full Summary >>

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• 'American Gangster' - NYC Premiere • 'American Gangster' - Industry Screening Red Carpet

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Cast:
Denzel Washington - (Frank Lucas)
Russell Crowe - (Richie Roberts)
Chiwetel Ejiofor - (Huey Lucas)
Cuba Gooding, Jr. - (Nicky Barnes)
Josh Brolin - (Det. Trupo)
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Review:
The difference between early Ridley Scott like The Duellists and Alien and late period Ridley Scott, like Black Rain and Hannibal, is the difference between "stylish" and "slick". In the former, the look of a film - the photography, the art direction ... Continue >>

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