American Gangster vs The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story
The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.6/10 for American Gangster). The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 37m. American Gangster is the older of the two (2007 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Gangster
The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story| American Gangster | The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 37m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, TV Movie |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Ridley Scott | Michelle Ouellet |
| Main cast | John Hawkes, Carla Gugino, John Ortiz, Idris Elba, Josh Brolin | Sam Trammell, Steve Byers, Russell Yuen, Rachel Sellan, Christian Paul |
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.
The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story
15-year-old Alina Thompson, an aspiring model in 1980s Los Angeles, pulls a fast one on her parents and sneaks away to an amateur photo casting call, where she meets photographer William Bradford. Unbeknownst to Alina, William is a serial killer, and she may be next.
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