Once in the Life

2000 · 107 MIN · IMDB 5.2 · 825 VOTES · DIR. Laurence Fishburne

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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
00:08:20 No, no. I must ask you
00:12:43 Yeah, I'm sure.
00:16:57 you won't take her trick-or-treating.
00:23:45 How you doing?
00:28:42 This is your fucking hideout?
00:31:57 sitting here in a fucking firetrap.
00:35:17 And bing bing!
00:40:45 Trick or treat, motherfucker.
00:44:40 Hey, you ain't seen nobody following you, did you?
00:48:53 Yeah, I'm sure.
00:52:20 Come on. Quit fucking moving, Billy.
00:55:58 or go blind, but that ain't stopping him
01:00:45 Because he wasn't funny.
01:03:56 because you started shooting.
01:06:51 Ohh, fuck!
01:10:35 She's the same old Max.
01:14:34 Mike.
01:17:23 I was a complete fucking ignoramus
01:21:37 and could no longer gin.
01:25:49 Huh?
01:29:56 Stop looking at me like that.
01:34:40 I can't do nothing for you, baby.
01:37:42 Hey, hey. Come on. Come on.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed2,478
Dialogue density23.2 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line01:37:42

Production Record

DirectorLaurence Fishburne
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes825