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69% Critic Match
Paid in Full
“The American Dream... Their way.”
6.9 / 10• 2002• 1h 38m•R• English
ActionCrimeDrama
Storyline
Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch, goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky breaks and solid interpersonal skills, Ace moves to the top of the Harlem drug world. Of course, unfaithful employees and/or rivals conspire to bring about Ace's fall.
Cast & Crew
Wood Harris
Ace
Lead
Cam'ron
Rico
Mekhi Phifer
Mitch
Kevin Carroll
Calvin
Chi McBride
Pip
Regina Hall
Kiesha
Esai Morales
Lulu
Cynthia Martells
Dora
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Stone III's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Paid in Full is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
