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Overview
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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Title information
- Type
- Movie
- Leaving date
- 17 October 2026
- Genre
- Drama, Crime
- Release year
- 2007
- Content rating
- 18TMDB title rating · GB
Runtime & credits
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Cast
- Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Armand Assante, John Ortiz, John Hawkes, RZA, Yul Vazquez
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Writer
- Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson
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Source strength
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- 1 October 2026Checked 26 days ago · Needs recheck
- Date meaning
- Date only confirmed · final watchable time unknown
- Applies to
- United Kingdom (GB)
- Reference time zone
Europe/London
Verification evidence
- New On Netflix UK last chance listChecked 1 October 2026
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