Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch, goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky breaks and solid interpersonal skills, Ace moves to the top of the Harlem drug world. Of course, unfaithful employees and/or rivals conspire to bring about Ace's fall.
Directed by Charles Stone III
new york city
street gang
drug smuggling
gangster
drug trafficking
rapper
ghetto
fistfight
organized crime
urban setting
racial slur
street life
intense
Rank
#16 in 2002·#1075 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
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Cast
Wood Harris
Ace
Cam'ron
Rico
Mekhi Phifer
Mitch
Kevin Carroll
Calvin
Chi McBride
Pip
Regina Hall
Kiesha
Esai Morales
Lulu
Cynthia Martells
Dora
Elise Neal
Aunt June
Ron Cephas Jones
Ice
Derrick Simmons
Taunting Guy
Damon Dash
Cruiser
Crew
Charles Stone III
Director
Bill Pankow
Editor
Paul Sarossy
Director of Photography
JAŸ-Z
Producer
Damon Dash
Producer
Brett Ratner
Producer
Vernon Reid
Music
Suzanne Smith Crowley
Casting
Frank Fitzpatrick
Music
Jalil Jay Lynch
Stunts
Peter Bucossi
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
210 reviews
Benbryer
10.0★ · 05/21/26
Ace’ of diamonds 💎
Ace’ of diamonds 💎
Fyye
9.0★ · 04/18/26
Attori veramente incredibili, sembra di essere parte del film. "Even Ray Charles can see you got money".
Attori veramente incredibili, sembra di essere parte del film. "Even Ray Charles can see you got money".
Myles Lane
7.0★ · 04/10/26
stay away from rico and you win simple
stay away from rico and you win simple
Veljko Stevanovic
8.0★ · 04/06/26
"As long as niggas is feelin' it, a nigga like me can hustle it."
"As long as niggas is feelin' it, a nigga like me can hustle it."
RyanPRO
8.0★ · 03/18/26
Hoodfellas.
Need to watch more Wood Harris stuff because so far he hasn’t missed.
Hoodfellas.
Need to watch more Wood Harris stuff because so far he hasn’t missed.