American Gangster
2007 · 157 min
Directed by Ridley Scott. Written by Steven Zaillian. Starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor.
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.
Critics 81% · audiences 90% · streaming on Philo, MGM+, Starz · 2 Oscar nominations