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Paid in Full (2002) -- A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience.
Paid in Full (2002) -- A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   2,033 votes
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Director:

Charles Stone III

Writers (WGA):

Azie Faison Jr. (earlier screenplay) &
Austin Phillips (earlier screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

25 October 2002 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Action | Crime more

Tagline:

The American Dream... Their way.

Plot:

A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

1 nomination more

User Comments:

this one shines.... more (23 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Wood Harris ... Ace

Mekhi Phifer ... Mitch
Kevin Carroll ... Calvin

Esai Morales ... Lulu

Chi McBride ... Pip
Cam'ron ... Rico
Remo Greene ... Sonny
Cynthia Martells ... Dora
Elise Neal ... Aunt June

Regina Hall ... Kiesha
Joyce Walker ... Janet Woods (as Joyce Walker Joseph)
Ron C. Jones ... Ice (as Ron Cephas Jones)

Nelson Tynes ... Wedge
Karen Andrew ... Cakes
Pedro Salvín ... Columbian Man #1 (as Pedro Salvin)
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, pervasive language, some strong sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital


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Trivia:

Based on the true story of Azie Faison Jr., Alberto Martinez and Richard Porter. The trio controlled much of the drug trade in New York City in the 1980's. more

Quotes:

Rico: Hey Ace, pull your skirt down B, dudes get shot everyday. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (2005) (V) more

Soundtrack:

Sabrosisimo more


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17 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
this one shines...., 6 February 2003
10/10
Author: whoTheFuqRyou from NYC

I saw this one a while back in the end of 2001, and I was very interested as it was the true story of the drug game in the mid eighties. This movie is actually AZ's side of the story(AZ is Ace played by Wood Harris[Above The Rim, Remember The Titans, The wire]). well, it tells the story of drug kingpins AZ(Ace), Rich Porter(Mitch)and Alberto "Alpo" Martinez(Rico). Cam'ron really displays some actin' skills in his part as the trigger-happy, O-Dog reminiscent Rico("alpo"), Wood Harris gives a very different performance from his previous roles in Above The Rim and The Wire as the laid back Ace. but this one belonged to Mekhi Phifer(8-Mile, Clockers) as Mitch(Rich Porter) he really came out and busted out Rich to a "T"! the certain flare that was necessary was there... And havin' DJ Brucie B all in the movie really put the icing on the cake for a rugged street feel, VERY Authentic...

underrated movie - this needs to be seen

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