American Gangster vs GoodFellas
GoodFellas has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.6/10 for American Gangster). GoodFellas is the shorter watch at 2h 25m compared with 2h 37m. GoodFellas is the older of the two (1990 against 2007). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Gangster
GoodFellas| American Gangster | GoodFellas | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1990 |
| Length | 2h 37m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Ridley Scott | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | John Hawkes, Carla Gugino, John Ortiz, Idris Elba, Josh Brolin | Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Frank Vincent, Tony Darrow, Lorraine Bracco |
Synopsis
American Gangster
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.
GoodFellas
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
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