American Gangster

American Gangster

11/2/2007
157 minutes
8

Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.

Revenue: $266,500,000
DramaCrime

Details

Budget

$100,000,000

Rating

8/10 (5547 votes)

Status

Released

Production Companies

Film Rites, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions