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"The American Dream... Their way."

2002 1h 38m EN

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6.9

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53%

ROTTEN

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IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 261🥫53%Rotten Tomatoes●49Metacritic★7IMDB · 15,764

ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“The American Dream... Their way.”

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Cast

Wood Harris
Ace
Cam'ron
Rico
Mekhi Phifer
Mitch
Kevin Carroll
Calvin
Chi McBride
Pip
Regina Hall
Kiesha
Esai Morales
Lulu
Cynthia Martells
Dora

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles Stone III
Writers: Matthew Cirulnick, Thulani Davis
Languages: English, Portuguese
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Charles Stone III, shot by Paul Sarossy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Patricia Bowers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Wood Harris and Cam'ron and Mekhi Phifer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The American Dream... Their way.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0259484 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Charles Stone III directs. Paul Sarossy behind the camera. Patricia Bowers cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
3Directed by Charles Stone III, shot by Paul Sarossy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Patricia Bowers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Wood Harris and Cam'ron and Mekhi Phifer carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The American Dream... Their way.".
7IMDB entry: tt0259484 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 13 themes, including "new york city", "street gang", "drug smuggling", "gangster".
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.