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American Gangster is a 2007 American crime drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian. The biographical film is 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. The film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, with co-stars Ted Levine, John Ortiz, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ruby Dee, Lymari Nadal, Cuba Gooding Jr., Armand Assante, John Hawkes and RZA. Development for the film initially began in 2000, when Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment purchased the rights to a New York magazine story about the rise and fall of Lucas. Two years later, screenwriter Steven Zaillian introduced a 170-page scriptment to Scott.

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Is American Gangster on Netflix?
No. American Gangster is not on Netflix in the United States.
Where can I stream American Gangster?
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Yes. You can rent or buy American Gangster on Amazon Video and Apple TV in the United States.

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