Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington starred in a notable action movie before American Gangster. American Gangster is widely considered one of the greatest movies of both Washington and Crowe’s careers, earning a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 81% and an audience score of 90%. Directed by Ridley Scott and written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Steven Zaillian, American Gangster also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Carla Gugino. Washington plays Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin in Harlem, and Crowe stars as Richie Roberts, the detective determined to bring him down.

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