American Gangster (2007)

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American Gangster (2007)

Directed by

Ridley Scott

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English

MPAA Rating

R

Released

11/02/2007

Length

2 hours 37 minutes

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Based on the life of drug-kingpin-turned-informant, Frank Lucas, who grew up in segregated North Carolina where he watched as his cousin was shot by the Klan for looking at a white girl. He eventually made his way to Harlem where he became a heroin kingpin by traveling to Asia's Golden Triangle to make connections, shipping heroin back to the US in the coffins of soldiers killed in Vietnam. He...
DVDCollector

This movie was way, way too long. I can't believe how far they dragged it out. If they would have kept it under 2 hours then ...read more
matthewjamesnewton
I agree with Matt in the sense that it was WAY, WAY too long. I got rather bored during parts of the movie. I think overall ...read more
dangerpatrick
It was brilliant. Long but brilliant. I love the end.
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7.6/10

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