American Gangster (2007)

Denzel Washington stars as true-life Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas and Russell Crowe plays the outcast NYPD cop charged with bringing him down.

Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Carla Gugino, Joe Morton, Russell Crowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., John Ortiz, Idris Elba, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Denzel Washington, RZA, John Hawkes, Ruby Dee, Yul Vazquez, Armand Assante, Ted Levine, Lymari Nadal
Runtime: 02h 36m
Type: Movie

American Gangster (2007)

Denzel Washington stars as true-life Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas and Russell Crowe plays the outcast NYPD cop charged with bringing him down.

Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Carla Gugino, Joe Morton, Russell Crowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., John Ortiz, Idris Elba, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Denzel Washington, RZA, John Hawkes, Ruby Dee, Yul Vazquez, Armand Assante, Ted Levine, Lymari Nadal
Runtime: 02h 36m
Type: Movie
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