Once in the Life
2000 · 107 MIN · IMDB 5.2 · 825 VOTES · DIR. Laurence Fishburne
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,478 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:22 Captioning made possible by trimark pictures
00:08:24 or you take me to the police station.
00:13:18 Come on. Take a walk with me.
00:17:14 All right? She's a little girl.
00:24:50 You sure this is where
00:29:18 What if Manny and his boys find us?
00:32:32 Now, I know he's responsible for Hector.
00:36:07 Yeah, she lit up a joint, some incense
00:41:51 I'm in the right place. That's all I'm saying.
00:45:32 Yeah, well, you don't want to know.
00:49:53 Ok.
00:53:23 I pissed my pants, are you?
00:57:39 This crazy, jailhouse poetry-type shit
01:02:26 I couldn't believe that Manny would send
01:05:12 They ain't even invented the type of shit
01:08:35 Answer it.
01:12:31 was I didn't want to let you down.
01:16:01 Ow. Fuck! Let me up, man.
01:19:49 for the lowest bid, set that young ass on fire...
01:24:57 You got to just let me have a little taste.
01:29:13 I got no real family.
01:33:43 Oh, I'm supposed to be helping you?
01:37:02 fuck that, Mike.
02:00:02 like crazy.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,478
Dialogue density23.2 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line02:00:02
Production Record
DirectorLaurence Fishburne
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes825