American Gangster
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for American Gangster!
Denzel Washington’s charm in American Gangster can persuade anyone to delve into the many crime epics of cinema.
Here are some films to start with.
Interestingly, this wasn’t the end of Roberts' and Lucas' connection.
American Gangsteris now streaming on Netflix.
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American Gangster is a 2007 crime film directed by Ridley Scott, featuring Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin in Harlem, and Russell Crowe as Richie Roberts, the detective determined to bring him down. The film explores the rise of Lucas in the drug trade and the eventual intersection of their lives amidst the backdrop of a corrupt and morally complex society.