- Starring:
- Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Carla Gugino, John Hawkes
- Directed by:
- Ridley Scott
- Certificate:
- 18
- Release date:
- 7th November 2007
- Run time:
- 157 mins
- Official site:
- http://www.americangangster.net
- Tagline:
- N/A
What the deep voice says:
"But when his mob boss suddenly dies, driver Frank Lucas (Washington) exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream. However, outcast cop Richie Roberts (Crowe) feels a shift of control in the drug underworld, believing someone is climbing the rungs above the known Mafia families and starts to suspect that a black power player has come from nowhere to dominate the scene. The destinies of these two men will become intertwined as they approach a confrontation where only one of them can come out on top."
What we say:
"Tough, uncompromising and constantly compelling, like Scarface set in Harlem."
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