Starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, the hit film chronicles the rise and fall of Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas.

A trio of ex-Drug Enforcement Administration agents sued NBC Universal because they said the film suggested they were criminals and doesn't accurately reflect their roles in bringing Lucas down.

In particular, they took umbrage with an on-screen message that said Lucas's eventual cooperation with law enforcement "led to the convictions of three-quarters of New York City's Drug Enforcement Agency," the New York Daily News reported Friday.

However, Judge Colleen McMahon said the case has no merit, since the New York City Drug Enforcement Agency doesn't exist.

"It would behoove a major corporation like Universal not to put inaccurate statements at the end of popular films," McMahon wrote in her decision. "However, nothing in this particular untrue statement is actionable."

The agents' attorney said he would appeal the decision.