8.6

Perfect

American Gangster

N/A

2007

2 hours 37 minutes

Summary

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.

~ There are two sides to the American dream.

Director

Steven Zaillian

Screenplay

Writer

StatusReleased: 17 years ago
November 2, 2007

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Budget$100.0M

Revenue$266.5M

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