Directed by Ridley Scott   Written by Steven Zaillian   Mark Jacobson   Cast Denzel Washington ... Frank Lucas Russell Crowe ... Richie Roberts Chiwetel Ejiofor ... Huey Lucas Josh Brolin ... Detective Trupo Lymari Nadal ... Eva Ted Levine ... Lou Toback Roger Guenveur Smith ... Nate John Hawkes ... Freddie Spearman RZA ... Moses Jones Yul Vazquez ... Alfonse Abruzzo Malcolm Goodwin ... Jimmy Zee Ruby Dee ... Mama Lucas Ruben Santiago-Hudson ... Doc Carla Gugino ... Laurie Roberts Skyler Fortgang ... Michael Roberts John Ortiz ... Javier J. Rivera Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Nicky Barnes Armand Assante ... Dominic Cattano Kathleen Garrett ... Mrs. Dominic Cattano Joe Morton ... Charlie Williams Ritchie Coster ... Joey Sadano Bari K. Willerford ... Joe Louis Idris Elba ... Tango Common ... Turner Lucas Warner Miller ... Melvin Lucas Albert Jones ... Terrence Lucas J. Kyle Manzay ... Dexter Lucas Tip 'T.I.' Harris ... Stevie Lucas (as Tip Harris) Melissia Hill ... Redtop Quisha Saunders ... Darlynn Kevin Corrigan ... Campizi Robert Funaro ... McCann Jon Polito ... Rossi Tom O'Rourke ... Banker Robert C. Kirk ... Police Captain Tom Stearns ... 2-Star General KaDee Strickland ... Richie's Attorney (as Kadee Strickland) Jon DeVries ... Judge James Racine (as John Devries) Jim R. Coleman ... Bailiff Lee Shepard ... Laurie's Attorney (as Lee Shepherd) Gavin Grazer ... Mike Sobota Linda Powell ... Social Worker Roxanne Amandez ... Paramedic Norman Reedus ... Detective in Morgue Pierra Francesca ... Stewardess Eddie Rouse ... Detective at Party Maryann Urbano ... Real Estate Broker (as Mary Ann Urbano) Cedric Sanders ... Serviceman in Cafe Jason Veasey ... Serviceman in Cafe Roosevelt Davis ... Army Captain Roger Bart ... US Attorney Eric Silver ... White Kid Mitchell Green ... Tango Bodyguard Saycon Sengbloh ... Tango's Woman Conor Romero ... Tough Teenager Daniel Hilt ... Tough Teenager Daniel Farcher ... Tough Teenager David Spearman ... Civilian Cleaning Staff Maurice Ballard ... Civilian Cleaning Staff Paul Doherty ... TV Newscaster William C. Tate ... Baptist Minister (as William Tate) George Lee Miles ... Frank's Lawyer Jason Furlani ... Bailiff Chris McKinney ... Reporter on TV Ric Young ... Chinese General David Wayne Britton ... Army Colonel Tommy Guiffre ... Medical Examiner Laurence Lowry ... Paramedic Dan Moran ... Army Captain Marjorie Johnson ... Charlene Larry Mitchell ... FBI Agent Chuck Cooper ... Private Doctor Kevin Geer ... Law School Professor Chance Kelly ... MP Hamilton Clancy ... Seller Sam Freed ... Judge Joey Klein ... Chemist Scott Dillin ... 4th Amigo (as Scotty Dillin) Anthony Hamilton ... Funk Band Singer Sarah Hudnut Brody ... Assistant Prosecutor (as Sarah Hudnut) Jeff Greene ... Metal Door Worker Tyson Hall ... Drug Dealer Kirt Harding ... Drug Dealer Bryant Pearson ... Drug Dealer Al Santos ... Mechanic (as Alfredo Luis Santos) Chuuch ... Dealer (as William Hudson) Christopher A. Sawyer ... Dealer Dylan Gallagher ... Casket Loader Jehan-Pierre 'The Preacher' Vassau ... Narc Officer (as Jehan-Pierre Vassau) Dawn A. Douglas ... Narc Officer (as Dawn A. Douglas) Robbie Neigeborn ... Cop in Narc Headquarters Clinton Lowe ... Man Arrested in Elevator Wilhelm Lewis ... Head Wedding Photographer James Hunter ... Deacon Neville White ... Deacon Lonnie Gaetano ... Prison Guard Jeff Mantel ... Officer Walsh Serena Joan Springle ... The Proctor Ron Piretti ... Judge Nino Del Buono ... Announcer Arthur Mercante ... Referee (as Arthur M. Mercante) Panama Redd ... Policeman Robert Wiggins ... Piano Player Fab 5 Freddy ... Smalls Patron Jonah Denizard ... Store Manager Steve McAuliff ... Mounted Policeman Fatima Robinson ... Dancer Karen Adisson ... Dancer Autavia Bailey ... Dancer Candyce Barnes ... Dancer Janelle Cambridge ... Dancer Cicily Daniels ... Dancer (as Cicely Daniels) Andrea Edmead ... Dancer (as Andrea Rose Edmead) Ortos J. Gutierrez ... Dancer Celestine Rae ... Dancer (as Celestina Henry) Luam Keflezgy ... Dancer (as Luam Keflezghi) Monique Lea-Gall ... Dancer (as Monique Lea) Flavia Tamara Livolsi ... Dancer Tamara Marrow ... Dancer Shannon MacMillan ... Dancer (as Shannon McMillan) Jonathan Medero ... Dancer Marielys Molina ... Dancer Kesha Nichols ... Dancer Nefertiti Robinson ... Dancer Krista Saab ... Dancer Luis Salgado ... Dancer Carlos Sierra Lopez ... Dancer (as Carlos Sierra-Lopez) Latonya Tolbert ... Dancer (as LaTonya Tolbert) Sandra Park ... Singer Yuri Kamino-Fennell ... Singer Uncredited Cast Brian Albanese ... Spectator Mauricio Alexander ... Cop in Squad Room Brian Keith Allen ... Narc Squad Detective Tony Terrell Alston ... Army Soldier Andrea Barnett ... Woman at the Club Fred Benjamin ... Wilt Chamberlain Ephraim Benton ... Thug #4 Aj Billions ... Spectator Lloyd Booker ... Neighborhood Man Taylor Brandon ... Pvt First Class Ward Myo Campbell ... Red Carpet Walker DJ Nino Carta ... Bartender Kal Cauthen ... Restaurant Ambassador John Cenatiempo ... Cop #1 Daniel R. Cooper ... Checker Player J.W. Cortes ... Narc Officer in Hallway Tom Coughlin ... Student taking bar exam Dono Cunningham ... Soldier Cris D'Annunzio ... Frank McNamara Ernest Dancy ... Hustler Makeia Davis ... Nicky Barnes Bodyguard Michael Den Dekker ... Undercover Cop Ev Depaolis ... Nicky's Girl Mark DiConzo ... Soldier Monique Dupree ... Club Dancer Brian Edwards ... Housing Resident Sharlene Falls ... Club Dancer Mark Falvo ... Cop in Squad Car Joseph Ferrante ... Gangster at Funeral Wanda Ferreiras ... Bridesmaid Eddie Goines ... Hallway Guy Jeremy Good ... Soldier Anthony L. Gurino ... Soldier Kelvin Hale ... Drug Room Door Security Johnathan Hallgrey ... 1971 Penthouse Party Guest Gabriel Hansen ... Mechanic Drug Dealer Jermel Howard ... Kid Gangster #1 Hristo Hristov ... Bookie / Soldier Brevard Hudson ... Lucas - Drug Enforcer Joe James ... Nicky Barnes Right Hand Man Mark A. Keeton ... Rock Star - Ali-Frazier Match Khafre King ... Pedestrian Atif Lanier ... Frank Lucas Bodyguard Nikolett Lemmon ... Elevator Mom with Kids Tina Lorraine ... Harlem Junkie Shawn Luckey ... Nicky Barnes' Guy Racheline Maltese ... Dying Junkie Dominick Mancino ... Mobster Nick Mastromarco ... Bystander Jay McCarey ... Bartender Frances Mignano ... Marie Saldano Ismaelpeter Casillas Nelson ... Baseball Player Walter Wiz Nichols ... Bartender Robert Nicotra ... Gangster Richard Nixon ... Self (archive footage) Daniel Nugent ... Newark Detective Richard O'Brien ... Muhammad Ali Trainer Jerrod Paige ... Muhammad Ali Michelle Joan Papillion ... Smalls Patron Artie Pasquale ... Mobster Tasha Perri ... Factory Worker Kevin Pinassi ... Building Maintenance Guy Anthony Pittman ... Drug Addict Nick Poltoranin ... Mobster Bartolo Raffaele ... Gangster Paula Rittie ... Maid of Honor Enrique Sebastian Rivas ... Narc Detective Germir Robinson ... Elevator Kid with Mom and Sister Louis Rosario ... Teenage Vandal Niko Rusakov ... Army Soldier Vincent James Russo ... Corrupt Undercover Detective Billy Smith ... Bookkeeper Aija Terauda ... Nicky's Girl Karl Thwaites ... Street Kid Brigid Turner ... Wilt Chamberlain's Girl / Waitress Kevin Van Doorslaer ... Student Tacuma Vanterpool ... Junkie Tammy Vaughn ... Diana Ross Philippe Vonlanthen ... Skeet Shoot Handler Julian Walker ... Smalls Doorman Adrain Washington ... Detective Reynolds Craig Weintraub ... MSG Spectator Clarence Williams III ... Bumpy Johnson Derrick Williams ... Junkie Brad Lee Wind ... Trupo's Detective in Library Ray Wineteer ... Photographer Dolores Winn ... Funeral Mourner Produced by Sarah Bowen   Michael Costigan   Jonathan Filley   Brian Grazer   Branko Lustig   Nicholas Pileggi   Ridley Scott   Jim Whitaker   Steven Zaillian   Original Music by Marc Streitenfeld

Additional Info Premiere: October 19, 2007 Theatrical Release: November 02, 2007 DVD Release: February 19, 2008 Blu-ray Release: October 14, 2008 Countries: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Universal Pictures (A Brian Grazer Production) (as A Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment Presentation) Imagine Entertainment (as A Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment Presentation) Relativity Media (in association with) Scott Free Productions (in association with) WR Universal Group Distributors Universal Pictures   (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (as Universal) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2008) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) TNT   (2015) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.1 / 10 Our Rating 6.4 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.2 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #368 / 21,015 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 5 total ratings Almost Perfect 3 total ratings Average 3 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #364 The Thing (1982) #365 The Cabin In The Woods (2012) #366 In Time (2011) #367 The Exorcist (1973) #368 American Gangster (2007) #369 Predator (1987) #370 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) #371 Arrow: Season 1 (2012) #372 Arrow: Season 3 (2014)