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 ...

Gangster movies are one of the most complete genres in cinema, offering a vivid and often brutal look into the world of organized crime. These films don’t just depict the rise and fall of criminals; ...

The American biographical crime film American Gangster was released in theatres on November 2, 2007. Directed by Ridley Scott, the film featured Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin ...

The film was also denounced as defamatory by the Order of the Sons of Italy in America. In the character Tommy Powers, the 1931 gangster flick The Public Enemy presented an all-American anti ...

Washington played real-life gangster Frank Lucas, whose story inspired the film, and Brolin played NYPD Detective Nick Trupo, who took bribes from Lucas. Josh Brolin FULL interview: Family ...