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American Gangster (2007)

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All Time

of 190,116

1,229

2000's

of 33,985

344

2007

of 1,603

38
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,076
  
  204
  
  Crime of 2007
  
  of 96
  
  6
  
  Crime of the 2000's
  
  of 1,141
  
  51
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  700
  
  Drama of 2007
  
  of 640
  
  23
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,635
  
  199

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American Gangster (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.9797

Avg Critic Score:2.9480

American Gangster (2007) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Apart from the detail that he was a heroin dealer, Frank Lucas' career would be an ideal case study for a business school. "American Gangster" tells his success story. ...read the complete American Gangster movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

American Gangster is compelling in the same way that many mob-related motion pictures are compelling, but it fails to achieve the greatness that the best of them attain. ...read the complete American Gangster movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Call it the black Scarface or the Harlem Godfather or just one hell of an exciting movie, but the fact-based, 1970s-era American Gangster is already looking like a major awards contender. ...read the complete American Gangster movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

A flashy big-budget studio gangster flick that could be viewed as a combination of the black "Scarface" and the Jewish "Serpico. ...read the complete American Gangster movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)

"Alcanza el ideal de todo filme ambicioso: entretiene los sentidos y estimula las neuronas."...read the complete American Gangster (2007) review at Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)

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MovieMaze (Markus Ostertag)

Durch den überraschenden Tod eines schwarzen New Yorker Unterweltbosses entsteht ein Machtvakuum, das der Fahrer Frank Lucas ausnutzt um sein eigenes Drogen-Imperium aufzubauen. Er schmuggelt Drogen mit Hilfe der Militärflugzeuge aus Vietnam ins Land un...read the complete American Gangster (2007) review at MovieMaze (Markus Ostertag)

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Based on early 1970s heroin kingpin Frank Lucas (Washington, Deja Vu), American Gangster is a typical gangster film in that it depicts the rise and fall of a criminal who made it to the pinnacle of his chosen "profession" and what it took to stay on top...read the complete American Gangster (2007) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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Slant Magazine (Nick Schager)

Not only is American Gangster dumb as a rock, but it's also far too convinced of its import to be any fun....read the complete American Gangster (2007) review at Slant Magazine (Nick Schager)

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