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  2. Nov 1, 2007 · Powered by JustWatch. Apart from the detail that he was a heroin dealer, Frank Lucas' career would be an ideal case study for a business school. "American Gangster" tells his success story. Inheriting a crime empire from his famous boss Bumpy Johnson, he cornered the New York drug trade with admirable capitalist strategies.

  3. Nov 2, 2007 · American Gangster is a gritty and entertaining throwback to classic gangster films, with its lead performers firing on all cylinders. Read Critics Reviews. TOP CRITIC. Oct 18, 2008. TOP CRITIC....

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  4. Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 81% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 218 reviews, with a rating average of 7.00/10, with the consensus being: "American Gangster is a gritty and entertaining throwback to classic gangster films, with its lead performers firing on all cylinders."

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  5. Nov 2, 2007 · American Gangster: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin. An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.

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  6. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand. Scott evokes the crime cinema of the seventies with his mix of gritty police thriller and sprawling crime epic (with a...

  7. Nov 2, 2007 · American Gangster” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). Explicit and very realistic-looking intravenous drug use and bloody, bloody gun violence. AMERICAN ...

  8. Parents Need to Know. Parents need to know that this based-on-a-true story drama about a brutal 1970s gangster isn't for kids. He commits extremely violent acts, which are depicted explicitly (often with guns) and accompanied by blood, wounds, and groaning. And since the plot focuses on heroin smuggling and dealing, there are many …

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