American Gangster

American Gangster

2007 · Movie · 2h 37m · R

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"There are two sides to the American dream."

Overview

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.

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IMDb
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Metacritic
76/100
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Themes
new york cityvietnamdrug smugglingsocietygangsterdrug traffickingheroinjunkieghettonightclubambitionrise and fall