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.
Top Cast
Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas
Russell Crowe as Richie Roberts
Josh Brolin as Detective Trupo
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Huey Lucas
Cuba Gooding Jr. as Nicky Barnes
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