Paid in Full

Paid in Full

2002 · 98 min · EN · R · 6.9 (261 votes)
Dir. Charles Stone III · Starring Wood Harris, Cam'ron, Mekhi Phifer, Kevin Carroll, Chi McBride, Regina Hall

“The American Dream... Their way.”

ActionCrimeDrama

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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This is a gritty, propulsive ride through Harlem's drug game. It's a tense, ambitious story of loyalty and betrayal, fueled by a hustler's spirit and a violent rise to the top. Watch it for the raw urban energy.

grittytenseambitiousviolenthustlerpropulsiveurban crime drama90s hip-hop aestheticstreet-level realismambitionloyaltybetrayalthe drug traderise and fall
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