American Gangster
“There are two sides to the American dream.”
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.
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Cast
158 people
Denzel Washington
Frank Lucas
Known for
The Equalizer
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Russell Crowe
Richie Roberts
Known for
Gladiator
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Josh Brolin
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Deadpool 2
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
Huey Lucas
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Cuba Gooding Jr.
Nicky Barnes
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Boyz n the Hood
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Lymari Nadal
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Ted Levine
Lou Toback
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The Silence of the Lambs
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Armand Assante
Dominic Cattano
Known for
The Odyssey
The Road to El Dorado
John Ortiz
Javier J. Rivera
Known for
Fast & Furious
Bumblebee
John Hawkes
Freddie Spearman
Known for
Deadwood
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Moses Jones
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The Man with the Iron Fists
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Yul Vazquez
Alfonso Abruzzo
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Ridley Scott Director · Steven Zaillian Screenplay Mark Jacobson Author
Worldwide gross $270M · Budget $100M · United States release November 2, 2007
Box office
Budget
$100,000,000
Worldwide gross
$269,755,430
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
Film Rites
Production
Imagine Entertainment
Production
Universal Pictures
Production
Relativity Media
Production · Studio
Scott Free Productions
Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 19, 2007
Premiere · Apollo Theatre
United States · November 2, 2007
Theatrical
United States · February 19, 2008
Physical
Argentina
January 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Australia
January 10, 2008 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 14, 2007 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
November 2, 2007 · Theatrical
Canada
November 2, 2007 · Theatrical
Chile
February 28, 2008 · Theatrical
Colombia
January 1, 2008 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 4, 2008 · Theatrical
Egypt
January 9, 2008 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 2, 2007 · Theatrical
Finland
January 25, 2008 · Theatrical
France
November 14, 2007 · Theatrical
May 20, 2008 · Physical · DVD
October 23, 2008 · Physical · Blu-Ray
March 27, 2014 · Digital · VOD
February 19, 2019 · Digital · Prime Video
October 16, 2019 · Physical · 4K UHD
January 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
February 4, 2026 · TV · RTL9
March 12, 2026 · TV · T18
June 4, 2026 · TV · RTL9
June 18, 2026 · TV · T18
October 15, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
November 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Greece
December 25, 2007 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Iceland
November 16, 2007 · Theatrical
India
April 17, 2019 · Digital
Indonesia
January 16, 2008 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Israel
December 6, 2007 · Theatrical
Italy
January 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Japan
February 1, 2008 · Theatrical
Kuwait
November 29, 2007 · Theatrical
Lithuania
November 2, 2007 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 1, 2008 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 31, 2007 · Premiere · Leids Film Festival
November 15, 2007 · Theatrical
June 5, 2008 · Physical · DVD
October 30, 2008 · Physical · Blu ray
March 4, 2010 · TV · RTL 5
New Zealand
November 14, 2007 · Theatrical
February 27, 2015 · Digital
Norway
November 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Pakistan
January 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Panama
January 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Peru
January 22, 2008 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 23, 2008 · Theatrical
Poland
January 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Romania
December 7, 2007 · Theatrical
Russia
December 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 10, 2008 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Slovenia
December 27, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 27, 2007 · Theatrical
Spain
December 28, 2007 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 14, 2007 · Theatrical · French
November 15, 2007 · Theatrical · German
January 18, 2008 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
December 28, 2007 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 31, 2008 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Ukraine
December 6, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Uruguay
January 4, 2008 · Theatrical
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