American Gangster (2007)

11/02/2007 2h 37m

There are two sides to the American dream.

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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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Cast Ages at Release

Denzel Washington

as Frank Lucas

Born 12/28/1954, age

Russell Crowe

as Richie Roberts

Born 04/07/1964, age

Josh Brolin

as Detective Trupo

Born 02/12/1968, age

Chiwetel Ejiofor

as Huey Lucas

Born 07/10/1977, age

Cuba Gooding Jr.

as Nicky Barnes

Born 01/02/1968, age

Ted Levine

as Lou Toback

Born 05/29/1957, age

Armand Assante

as Dominic Cattano

Born 10/04/1949, age

John Ortiz

as Javier J. Rivera

Born 05/23/1968, age

John Hawkes

as Freddie Spearman

Born 09/11/1959, age

RZA

as Moses Jones

Born 07/05/1969, age

Ruby Dee

as Mama Lucas

Born 10/27/1922

Died 06/11/2014, age

Idris Elba

as Tango

Born 09/06/1972, age

Carla Gugino

as Laurie Roberts

Born 08/29/1971, age

Joe Morton

as Charlie Williams

Born 10/18/1947, age

Common

as Turner Lucas

Born 03/13/1972, age

Ritchie Coster

as Joey Sadano

Born 07/01/1967, age

Jon Polito

as Rossi

Born 12/29/1950

Died 09/01/2016, age

Roger Guenveur Smith

as Nate

Born 07/27/1955, age

Roger Bart

as US Attorney

Born 09/29/1962, age

T.I.

as Stevie Lucas

Born 09/25/1980, age

KaDee Strickland

as Richie's Attorney

Born 12/14/1975, age

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

as Doc

Born 11/24/1956, age

Norman Reedus

as Detective in Morgue

Born 01/06/1969, age

Jon DeVries

as Judge James Racine

Born 03/26/1947, age

Clarence Williams III

as Bumpy Johnson (uncredited)

Born 08/21/1939

Died 06/04/2021, age