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Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin (View All)
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Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin
Director Ridley Scott spins this yarn concerning a Harlem drug kingpin (Denzel Washington) who smuggles heroin into the country by hiding it in the bodies of U.S. soldiers killed during battle in Vietnam. There was a time when no one noticed reserved driver Frank Lucas (Washington), but when the criminal kingpin he was charged with transporting through the city streets suddenly dies, Lucas seizes the opportunity to build his own criminal empire. In the following months, Lucas solidifies his status as Harlem's most innovative drug dealer by delivering a product that is purer than the competitors' and cheaper, as well. When innovative businessman Lukas attempts to go semi-legit by becoming one of the Manhattan borough's biggest civil supporters, however, street-savvy outcast cop Ritchie Roberts (Russell Crowe) begins to sense a sizable shift in the hierarchy of the drug underworld. But Roberts is one of the few honest detectives operating within a corrupt system, and as he sets out to investigate the case, crooked detective Trupo (Josh Brolin) does everything in his power to compromise the integrity of his idealistic counterpart. Upon clearing all of the usual Mafia-connected suspects, Roberts begins to believe that a previously unknown black power player has come out of the woodwork to dominate the local drug trade. While Roberts and Lucas may be operating on opposite sides of the law, the one thing that both men have in common is a strict code of ethics that separates them from their opportunistic colleagues. Now, as a confrontation between the two men becomes inevitable and the fate of each becomes inexorably tied to the other, it gradually becomes apparent that only one of them will emerge from the conflict victorious. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
11/2/07
MPAA Rating
Rated R for violence, pervasive drug content and language, nudity and sexuality.
Running Time
157 mins.
Locations
- New York City, New York, USA
- Thailand
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$130,127,620
Awards
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 2007 Golden Satellite Award [Festival/Award Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Ensemble Cast award at the 2007 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2007 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 Austin Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 African American Film Critics [Festiva Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 2007 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Drama award at the 2007 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Art Direction award at the 2007 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Music award at the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 Golden Satellite Award [Festival/Award Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Art Direction in a Period Film award at the 2007 Art Directors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 African American Film Critics [Festiva Awards.
Distributor
- Universal Pictures
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
