American Gangster
2007 · directed by Ridley Scott
- Rating
- 78/100
- Hit
- no
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.
American Gangster (2007), directed by Ridley Scott, rates 78/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Denzel Washington
- Russell Crowe
- Josh Brolin
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Cuba Gooding Jr.
- Lymari Nadal
- Ted Levine
- Armand Assante
- John Ortiz
- John Hawkes
Crew
- Harris Savides — Director of Photography
- Pietro Scalia — Editor
- Marc Streitenfeld — Original Music Composer
- Steven Zaillian — Screenplay
More from Ridley Scott
- Blade Runner (1982) — 95/100 · hit
- Thelma & Louise (1991) — 93/100 · hit
- Alien (1979) — 89/100 · hit
- Gladiator (2000) — 86/100 · hit
- The Martian (2015) — 81/100 · hit
- Black Hawk Down (2001) — 76/100
How these numbers work: Methodology