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American Gangster
2007
Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team with director Ridley Scott (Gladiator) in this powerful, epic story. Armed with ruthless, streetwise tactics and a strict sense of honour, crime boss Frank Lucas (Washington) rules Harlem’s chaotic drug underworld. When outcast cop Richie Roberts (Crowe) sets out .. Read more
| Starring | Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Carla Gugino |
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| Director | Ridley Scott |
| Genres | Drama |
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American Gangster
Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team with director Ridley Scott (Gladiator) in this powerful, epic story. Armed with ruthless, streetwise tactics and a strict sense of honour, crime boss Frank Lucas (Washington) rules Harlem’s chaotic drug underworld. When outcast cop Richie Roberts (Crowe) sets out to bring down Lucas’s multimillion-dollar empire, it plunges both men into a legendary confrontation.
| Starring | Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Carla Gugino, Ted Levine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., John Ortiz, RZA, Yul Vazquez, Idris Elba |
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| Director | Ridley Scott |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 31 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 56 mins HD DVD: 2 hrs 31 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Hot Hits, New releases |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English HD DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2007 To Rent: DVD: 10 Mar 2008 Blu-ray: 08 Dec 2008 HD DVD: not available HD DVD: 10 Mar 2008 |
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Scott's best film since GLADIATOR is a classy cops'n robbers thriller where the latter outclasses the former. Crowe tries to redress the imbalance with a committed performance, but you can tell he knows it's Washington's movie
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Ridley back on form
After one of the most explosive opening scenes you're ever likely to see for a long time,this slow burner gets into stride and takes you with it. This story... read more »
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The was a load of RAP with a C in front
Wish I hadn't wasted the money
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Fantastic
Absolutely SUPERB film, we were glued to the screen, thoroughly enjoyed it, Denzel does it again !
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Brilliant movie, great story, great acting
Thoroughly entertaining. Good story. Fairly long but very keeps you interested. Denzel Washington is rarely in rubbish and he was very impressive as Frank Lucas... read more »
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American Gangster
- 15 Nov 2007
Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) is welcoming his brothers, cousins and nephews to their new life in Harlem with a celebratory lunch. He's brought them here from rural Carolina to guarantee a loyal crew now that he's all set up to become the number one drug dealer north of 110th Street. Then he spots one dude, a loudmouth dealer by the name of Tango, who might have a problem with that walking down the street. Cool as ice cream, Frank empties out the sugar bowl and walks out of the café. Then he Read more
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American Gangster - Blu-ray
AMERICAN GANGSTER is based on a true story and set in 1968 Harlem, where Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) is a driver for Bumpy Johnson, one of the top figures in the city's criminal world. When Bumpy dies, Lucas swoops in, taking over his predecessor's empire and expanding it over the next few ...
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American Gangster
Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team with director Ridley Scott (Gladiator) in this powerful, epic story. Armed with ruthless, streetwise tactics and a strict sense of honour, crime boss Frank Lucas (Washington) rules Harlem’s chaotic drug underworld. When outcast ...
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