American Gangster
2007 · 157 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 469,231 VOTES · DIR. Ridley Scott
Overview
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,059 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:52 Happy Thanksgiving!
00:06:55 subject, issues, what the determination was
00:14:00 What?
00:20:03 with opium and heroin.
00:28:30 How would you get it into the States?
00:35:00 That guy didn't pull a gun on a cop, Jay.
00:43:05 Everybody's stealing.
00:47:57 He's a stand up guy, all around.
00:54:00 And it's everywhere, on every corner.
00:59:33 No, Ice Pick Paul is a soldier, this guy is a lieutenant.
01:05:13 No, that's...
01:11:19 I want you to meet Mike Sobota.
01:16:10 You could use some distribution.
01:21:06 His opponent
01:27:37 Sundays, he takes his mother to church.
01:33:16 Like Pepsi, that's a brand name.
01:38:28 It's your place.
01:44:25 I'm seeing cars where I never seen 'em before.
01:50:57 You don't know.
01:56:13 K
02:02:20 as completely and enthusiastically
02:07:51 Let's go.
02:18:11 Mr. Roberts!
02:22:29 dragging my 12 year old cousin out and tying him to a pole.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,059
Dialogue density13.1 lines / min
First line00:01:52
Final line02:22:29
Production Record
DirectorRidley Scott
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100,000,000
Revenue$266,500,000
IMDb votes469,231