American Gangster (2008)
Audiences love it; critics are split.
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American Gangster is streaming in the Philippines on Prime Video.
What the audience says
American Gangster has pulled the kind of numbers most English films never see. It carries a 7.6/10 on TMDB across 6,317 ratings — comfortably clear of the pack. At 157 minutes, it asks for a real chunk of your night. In the Philippines you can stream it on Prime Video.
Should you spend 2h 37m on it?
2h 37m of English drama with a crime streak. That score holds across 6,317 ratings, so it's about as safe as this week's list gets.
Don't watch this if…
- you've only got a couple of hours. It needs 2h 37m
- you need something everyone can sit through. Rated R-13
- Why
- It rates 7.6/10 across 6,317 ratings — among the strongest scores on this week's list, and settled enough to trust.
- Skip if
- you want plot momentum over character work
- Best for
- An evening with no interruptions
Story
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.
Good to know
| Runtime | 2h 37m — long |
| Watch with family? | R-13 · Older kids & up |
| Genre | Drama / Crime |
| Language | English |
| Best screen | Stream at home |
Director
Ridley Scott
Cast
Where to watch in the Philippines
Included with a subscription — no extra charge on these platforms.
Availability as of Oct 19, 2026 — platforms may change over time.
More: Everything new on Prime Video · All Prime Video titles in the Philippines
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