Paid in Full

Paid in Full

The American Dream... Their way.

Directed by Charles Stone III

Produced by Loud Films, Roc-a-fella Films

200298 min6.8 / 10

A gritty crime drama tracing one man's rise and inevitable fall in the Harlem drug trade, driven by ambition and circumstance in a world of betrayal and violence.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Paid in Full one of a kind? No. Less singular than 95% of films.

  • Is Paid in Full scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Paid in Full violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Paid in Full easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Paid in Full sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Paid in Full end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity9

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise68

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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