The Short List of Things to Do
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American Gangster
Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) had a dream: take over the Harlem drug trade from the Mafia. Detective Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) had a job: catch Lucas. In this gritty, souped-up, fact-based epic, Superfly meets Serpico in the shadow of The Godfather. The two stars and a huge, spot-on cast help make Ridley Scott's cautionary business fable a near classic.
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