Release Date: 2007-11-02
There are two sides to the American dream.
⏲️ Runtime: 157 minutes
✨ Weighted Score: 80.25
➡️ Rotten Tomatoes: 81 (217)
➡️ Metacritic: 76 (38)
💰 Budget (USD): $100,000,000.00
💰 Revenue (USD): $266,500,000.00
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Russell Crowe | Richie Roberts |
| Denzel Washington | Frank Lucas |
| Chiwetel Ejiofor | Huey Lucas |
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | Nicky Barnes |
| Josh Brolin | Detective Trupo |
| Ted Levine | Lou Toback |
| Armand Assante | Dominic Cattano |
| John Ortiz | Javier J. Rivera |
| John Hawkes | Freddie Spearman |
| RZA | Moses Jones |
| Lymari Nadal | Eva |
| Yul Vazquez | Alfonso Abruzzo |
| Ruby Dee | Mama Lucas |
| Idris Elba | Tango |
| Carla Gugino | Laurie Roberts |
| Joe Morton | Charlie Williams |
| Common | Turner Lucas |
| Ritchie Coster | Joey Sadano |
| Jon Polito | Rossi |
| Kevin Corrigan | Campizi |
| Roger Guenveur Smith | Nate |
| Malcolm Goodwin | Jimmy Zee |
| Ric Young | Chinese General |
| Roger Bart | US Attorney |
| T.I. | Stevie Lucas |
| KaDee Strickland | Richie's Attorney |
| Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Doc |
| Norman Reedus | Detective in Morgue |
| Albert Jones | Terrence Lucas |
| Jon DeVries | Judge James Racine |
| Jim R. Coleman | Bailiff |
| Linda Powell | Social Worker |
| Cedric Sanders | Serviceman in Cafe |
| Jason Furlani | Bailiff |
| Dan Moran | Army Captain |
| Kevin Geer | Law School Professor |
| Chance Kelly | MP |
| Al Santos | Mechanic |
| John Cenatiempo | Cop #1 (uncredited) |
| Clarence Williams III | Bumpy Johnson (uncredited) |
| Brad Lee Wind | Trupo's detective in library (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Brian Grazer | Producer |
| Jim Whitaker | Executive Producer |
| Ridley Scott | Director |
| Harris Savides | Director of Photography |
| Steven Zaillian | Screenplay |
| Ridley Scott | Producer |
| Pietro Scalia | Editor |
| Michael Costigan | Executive Producer |
| Branko Lustig | Executive Producer |
| Steven Zaillian | Executive Producer |
| Mark Jacobson | Writer |
| Nicholas Pileggi | Executive Producer |
Keywords: new york city, vietnam, drug smuggling, society, gangster, drug trafficking, heroin, junkie, ghetto, nightclub, ambition, rise and fall, cop, organized crime, drug dealing, police corruption, wedding, police detective, family, surveillance, bribery, law enforcement, aftercreditsstinger, dishonesty, 1960s, violence
Production Companies: Film Rites, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Relativity Media