names: American Gangster
genre: Drama, Crime
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.
crew: Russell Crowe, Richie Roberts, Denzel Washington, Frank Lucas, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Huey Lucas, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nicky Barnes, Josh Brolin, Detective Trupo, Ted Levine, Lou Toback, Armand Assante, Dominic Cattano, John Ortiz, Javier J. Rivera, John Hawkes, Freddie Spearman
orig_title: American Gangster