Once in the Life

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.

4.5

107 min

Cast

Laurence Fishburne

as 20 / 20 Mike

Titus Welliver

as Torch

Eamonn Walker

as Tony

Annabella Sciorra

as Maxine

Gregory Hines

as Ruffhouse

Michael Paul Chan

as Buddha

Dominic Chianese Jr.

as Freddie Nine Lives

Justin Pierre Edmund

as Little Mikey

Paul Calderon

as Manny Rivera

Nick Chinlund

as Mike Murphy

Wanda De Jesus

as Jackie

Jim Breuer

as Pizzaman

Tiger Chen Hu

as Chino

Sue Costello

as Kneeley

Madison Riley

as Precious

Eric van Alstyne

as Plainsclothes Cop (uncredited)

Andres Titus

as Hector

Harsh Nayyar

as Cab Driver

Timothy W. White

as Little Billy

Huey Morgan

as Carlos

Director

Laurence Fishburne