American Gangster

American Gangster

There are two sides to the American dream.

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Release Date

11/2/2007

Runtime

157 mins

Overview

Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$100,000,000

Revenue

$266,500,000

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A methodical, unflinching portrait of a man's rise through Harlem's heroin trade, told with the weight of inevitability. Scorsese-adjacent crime cinema that traces the moral compromises of unchecked ambition against a backdrop of systemic corruption and personal loyalty.

Mood

TenseDread-soakedMournful

Themes

AmbitionCorruptionPowerFamilyCrime

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceAddiction

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