Tag Archives: drug trafficking

American Gangster

IMDB Rating: 8.30
28094 votes

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Storyline
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. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. It is also the story of a dedicated and honest policeman, Richie Roberts, who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Based on a true story.
Actors
Frank LucasDenzel Washington
Det. Richie RobertsRussell Crowe
Huey LucasChiwetel Ejiofor

We Own the Night

IMDB Rating: 7.40
4662 votes

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Storyline
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hit men.
Actors
Robert 'Bobby' GreenJoaquin Phoenix
Amada JuarezEva Mendes
Capt. Joseph 'Joe' GrusinskyMark Wahlberg

The Tailor of Panama

IMDB Rating: 6.00
8633 votes

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Storyline
John LeCarre's spy thriller is brought to the big screen. A British spy (Pierce Brosnan) is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor (Geoffrey Rush) with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife (Jamie Lee Curtis), who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Panama Canal. But what the two do is concoct a tremendous fictional tale about former mercenaries who are ready to topple the current government and are willing to work with Britain and the US to do so.
Actors
Geoffrey Rush
Pierce Brosnan
Jamie Lee Curtis

Harsh Times

IMDB Rating: 7.10
6568 votes

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Storyline
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.
Actors
Jim Luther DavisChristian Bale
Little Old ManArmando Cantina
Mike AlonzoFreddy Rodríguez

The Border

IMDB Rating: 6.20
1092 votes

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Storyline
A border agent involved in drug smuggling decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.
Actors
Charlie SmithJack Nicholson
CatHarvey Keitel
MarcyValerie Perrine