There are two sides to the American dream.
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.
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Written by: Steven Zaillian
Music by: Marc Streitenfeld
Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Armand Assante, John Ortiz, John Hawkes
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2007-11-02
Runtime: 157 minutes
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