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Paid In Full
An Afro-American works at the laundry. Countless times he is tempted by the money of his rich friend, Mitch. One day Mitch goes to jail so Ace starts forming his own illicit empire, but later gives in as his conscience comes knocking in.
17 September 1966, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
4 February 1976, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
1971, Costa Mesa, California, USA
1 October 1962, Brooklyn, New York, USA
21 May 1955, Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
18 February 1977, Düsseldorf, Germany
October 28, 2002
Very familiar, yes, but a stylish and above all well-acted tale of friendships gone sour and the inevitable steep price of crime -- a much better movie than it's ever going to get credit for.
October 25, 2002
It does offer an uncommon thoughtfulness that makes it far less exploitative or sensationalistic than most examples of its genre.
October 25, 2002
Rings true, from the smooth dialogue to the unaffected performances of the central actors.
November 03, 2002
For a rapsploitation film to target and frown upon the darker forces of its nature is certainly a good sign for the maturation of the genre.
November 21, 2005
"Paid In Full" is not the kind of movie that George W. Bush will ever see.
January 27, 2009
Harris and Phifer's chemistry lends the inevitable tragedies some genuine punch.
October 25, 2002
This familiar rise-and-fall tale is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences, though it's told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times.
November 15, 2002
Stone seems to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation.
October 25, 2002
Needed a little less bling-bling and a lot more romance.
October 25, 2002
A fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them.
October 29, 2002
I'm going to give it a marginal thumbs up. I liked it just enough.
May 12, 2017
hough it shows bling, strong feelings for the inner city and the acting is solid, the derivative story won't knock you out.