Directed by:
Ridley ScottScreenplay:
Steven ZaillianCinematography:
Harris SavidesComposer:
Marc StreitenfeldCast:
Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Roger Guenveur Smith, John Hawkes, RZA, Yul Vazquez, Malcolm Goodwin (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Armed with ruthless, street-wise tactics and a strict sense of honor, crime boss Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) rules Harlem's chaotic drug underworld. When outcast cop Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) sets out to bring down Lucas's multi-million dollar empire, it plunges both men into a legendary confrontation. (Universal Pictures US)
Cast
![Denzel Washington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/873/162873124_112c0f.jpg)
Denzel Washington
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Philadelphia (1993)
Man on Fire (2004)
![Russell Crowe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/781/164781022_f94653.jpg)
Russell Crowe
New Zealand
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Gladiator (2000)
![Chiwetel Ejiofor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/315/166315976_e6c3e2.jpg)
Chiwetel Ejiofor
UK
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Love Actually (2003)
The Martian (2015)
![Josh Brolin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/784/162784936_b2d2da.jpg)
Josh Brolin
USA
Best movies:
Dune: Part Two (2024)
American Gangster (2007)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
![Lymari Nadal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276908_aaa272.jpg)
Lymari Nadal
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Battlestar Galactica (2003) (TV movie)
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009)
![Ted Levine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/126/165126070_2bf22b.jpg)
Ted Levine
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Heat (1995)
Shutter Island (2010)
![Roger Guenveur Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/605/161605917_09bbbc.jpg)
Roger Guenveur Smith
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Poetic Justice (1993)
![John Hawkes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/485/166485419_c6a990.jpg)
John Hawkes
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Taken (2002) (series)
![RZA](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274013_d13488.jpg)
RZA
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Hype Williams: The Videos, Vol. 1 (2002) (video compilation)
![Yul Vazquez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/235/164235947_0f053a.jpg)
Yul Vazquez
Cuba
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Traffic (2000)
![Malcolm Goodwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444431_79016f.jpg)
Malcolm Goodwin
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) (series)
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
![Ruby Dee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274209_eee107.jpg)
Ruby Dee
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
![Ruben Santiago-Hudson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271135_5ec686.jpg)
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Coming to America (1988)
![Carla Gugino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/751/163751049_cdaea3.jpg)
Carla Gugino
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
This Boy's Life (1993)
Sin City (2005)
![John Ortiz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276036_e046ee.jpg)
John Ortiz
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Carlito's Way (1993)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
![Cuba Gooding Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/996/163996806_92a595.jpg)
Cuba Gooding Jr.
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) (TV movie)
![Armand Assante](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267617_da631b.jpg)
Armand Assante
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
California Dreamin' (Endless) (2007)
![Joe Morton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267502_f2bb7c.jpg)
Joe Morton
USA
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
American Gangster (2007)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
![Ritchie Coster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/699/158699708_e89b15.jpg)
Ritchie Coster
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
American Gangster (2007)
John Adams (2008) (series)
![Idris Elba](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/847/164847739_0d5d90.jpg)
Idris Elba
UK
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Zootopia (2016)