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Once in the Life

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Once in the Life

4.5

1h 47m

2000

Synopsis

Two estranged half-brothers, Billy and Torch, reconnect during a brief jail stay. 20/20 Mike concocts a scheme in which the two of them will steal dope from some young couriers. The heist goes wrong when Billy shoots the couriers dead. They hole up in an abandoned building, and 20/20 Mike seeks help from an old cell mate, Tony.

Director

Laurence Fishburne

ActionCrimeDrama

Cast & Crew

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

as 20 / 20 Mike

Titus Welliver

Titus Welliver

as Torch

Eamonn Walker

Eamonn Walker

as Tony

Annabella Sciorra

Annabella Sciorra

as Maxine

Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines

as Ruffhouse

Michael Paul Chan

Michael Paul Chan

as Buddha

Dominic Chianese Jr.

as Freddie Nine Lives

Justin Pierre Edmund

Justin Pierre Edmund

as Little Mikey

Paul Calderon

Paul Calderon

as Manny Rivera

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