American Gangster
(2007)
★ 7.8 IMDb · 483,108 votes
Year: 2007
Runtime: 157 min
Country: United States of America
Director: Ридли Скотт
Cast: Дензел Вашингтон, Рассел Кроу, Джош Бролин, Чиветел Эджиофор, Кьюба Гудинг мл.
Plot
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.
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. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. It is also the story of a dedicated and honest policeman, Richie Roberts, who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Based on a true story.