Is American Gangster scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is American Gangster violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does American Gangster end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is American Gangster sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is American Gangster easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

American Gangster

Name: American Gangster
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2007
Duration: 157 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr.

There are two sides to the American dream.

Directed by Ridley Scott

Produced by Film Rites, Imagine Entertainment

2007157 min7.6 / 10

A morally complex crime drama tracing the rise and fall of a heroin kingpin against a backdrop of 1960s corruption, ambition, and the American dream's darker underbelly.

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.

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Questions people ask

Is American Gangster scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is American Gangster violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does American Gangster end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is American Gangster sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is American Gangster easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.