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Paid in Full

2002 · 98 min

A gritty, cautionary rise-and-fall crime saga that immerses you in the allure and brutality of the drug trade.

Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Tagline
The American Dream... Their way.
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • greed
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
action, crime, drama
Directed by
Charles Stone III
Written by
Matthew Cirulnick, Thulani Davis
Starring
Wood Harris, Cam'ron, Mekhi Phifer, Kevin Carroll, Chi McBride, Regina Hall, Esai Morales, Cynthia Martells
Cinematography
Paul Sarossy
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Portuguese

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