Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
American Gangster
Status
released
Original Language
en
Budget
$100.0M
Revenue
$269.8M

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Production Companies

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Imagine Entertainment logoImagine Entertainment
Universal Pictures logoUniversal Pictures
Relativity Media logoRelativity Media
Scott Free Productions logoScott Free Productions