Once in the Life (2000)

  • R
  • 10/27/2000 (US)
  • Action, Crime, Drama
  • 1h 47m

Overview

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.

Laurence Fishburne

Screenplay, Writer, Director

Cast

Laurence Fishburne's headshot

Laurence Fishburne

20 / 20 Mike
Titus Welliver's headshot

Titus Welliver

Torch
Eamonn Walker's headshot

Eamonn Walker

Tony
Annabella Sciorra's headshot

Annabella Sciorra

Maxine
Gregory Hines's headshot

Gregory Hines

Ruffhouse
Michael Paul Chan's headshot

Michael Paul Chan

Buddha
Dominic Chianese Jr.'s headshot

Dominic Chianese Jr.

Freddie Nine Lives
Justin Pierre Edmund's headshot

Justin Pierre Edmund

Little Mikey

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