Paid in Full

Paid in Full

The American Dream... Their way.

R 2002 · 98 min · ★ 6.9 · Action, Crime, Drama

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.

Directed by Charles Stone III · Written by Matthew Cirulnick

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