American Gangster

American Gangster

2007

From director Ridley Scott comes this tense crime thriller starring Denzel Washington as true-life Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas. Russell Crowe co-stars as the dogged outcast NYPD cop charged with bringing Lucas down. Ruby Dee (in an Oscar-nominated role), Cuba Gooding Jr., Josh Brolin and Chiwetel Ejiofor lead the supporting cast in this powerhouse tale penned by Steven Zaillian (Schindler's List). Both the theatrical and unrated, extended versions are included.

There are two sides to the American dream.

JBscale
81
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
2 hrs. 57 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 2, 2007
US Box Office
$130,127,620 (#540 of 7074)
Global Office
$266,465,037 (#605 of 3929)
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Unrated Extended Edition Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
September 25, 2011
Acquired Date
November 25, 2011
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
November 10, 2007

Actors

Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Josh Brolin
Josh Brolin
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Ted Levine
Ted Levine
Armand Assante
Armand Assante
John Ortiz
John Ortiz
John Hawkes
John Hawkes
RZA
RZA
Lymari Nadal
Lymari Nadal
Roger Guenveur Smith
Roger Guenveur Smith
Yul Vazquez
Yul Vazquez
Malcolm Goodwin
Malcolm Goodwin
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Carla Gugino
Carla Gugino
Skyler Fortgang
Skyler Fortgang
Joe Morton
Joe Morton
Ritchie Coster
Ritchie Coster
Bari K. Willerford
Bari K. Willerford
Idris Elba
Idris Elba
Common
Common
Warner Miller
Warner Miller
Albert Jones
Albert Jones
J. Kyle Manzay
J. Kyle Manzay
T.I.
T.I.
Melissia Hill
Melissia Hill
Quisha Saunders
Quisha Saunders
Kevin Corrigan
Kevin Corrigan
Robert Funaro
Robert Funaro
Jon Polito
Jon Polito
KaDee Strickland
KaDee Strickland

Directors

Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott

Producers

Brian Grazer
Brian Grazer
Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott

Writers

Steven Zaillian
Steven Zaillian

Awards & Accolades

  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #192

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User Reviews

  • 3.17.2008 by biglummox (9/10)

Ratings

JB Users
90
Superior
RT Fresh Certified
81%
Tomatometer
213 votes
RT Hot
90%
Popcornmeter
63 votes
METASCORE
76
38 votes
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
466,805 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media