Paid in Full

Paid in Full is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Charles Stone III from a screenplay by Matthew Cirulnick and Thulani Davis. It stars Wood Harris, Mekhi Phifer and Cam'ron and is loosely based on the lives of drug dealers Azie Faison, Rich Porter, and Alpo Martinez. In the film, Ace (Harris) rises up in the Harlem drug trade while battling rivals conspiring to bring about his fall. The film bombed at the box office and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances and the realistic depiction of the 1980s Harlem drug trade, but criticized the story as unoriginal. It has since developed a cult following.