Russell Crowe’s ‘Godfather’-Style Crime Thriller Officially Lands on Streaming
Ridley Scott’s 2007 crime drama *American Gangster*, starring Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington, has been added to Starz’s streaming library. Its arrival gives viewers a chance to revisit a period gangster story based on real events, as the film approaches its 20th anniversary.
The film also features Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Common and Cuba Gooding Jr. It earned nearly $270 million worldwide against a reported $100 million budget and competed for awards in a year that included *No Country for Old Men* and *There Will Be Blood*.
In short
- *American Gangster* is now streaming on Starz.
- The 2007 film stars Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington.
- It made nearly $270 million worldwide.
Explained simply
American Gangster is a 2007 crime drama directed by Ridley Scott and inspired by real events in 1970s New York. Denzel Washington plays Harlem drug trafficker Frank Lucas, while Russell Crowe plays Richie Roberts, the detective who investigates him.
The story follows the rise of Lucas’s drug operation and the police effort to bring it down. Its cast also includes Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Common and Cuba Gooding Jr.
The film drew a large cinema audience and was among the crime dramas competing for attention during a year that also saw No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood. Its real-life inspiration gives viewers a dramatised account of people and events from a period in American history.
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