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Never Die Alone

Play trailer Poster for Never Die Alone R,  2004,  1h 28m,  Mystery & Thriller/ Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 25% 87 Reviews Tomatometer 61% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
25% Tomatometer 87 Reviews 61% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
A ruthless drug lord, King David (DMX) returns to New York City to start over after years out on the West Coast. When David is fatally stabbed and left in the street, a writer named Paul (David Arquette) discovers him and takes him to the hospital. After David is pronounced dead, Paul finds out that the criminal has left him his personal belongings, including audio recordings of his life story. As Paul listens to the tapes, he hears about David's violent and troubled past.
Never Die Alone

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Critics Consensus

DMX's menacing charisma is put to good use in this stylish but hackneyed modern-day noir.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Jun 29, 2022
The storytelling pleasures are drowned out by the usual slap operatics... Go to Full Review
Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 26, 2010
2/5
Violent movie starring rapper DMX is not for kids. Go to Full Review
Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper Mar 29, 2004
Thumbs down for me. Go to Full Review
Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008
2/5
Joe Lozito Big Picture Big Sound Dec 27, 2007
1/4
Garth Franklin Dark Horizons Apr 2, 2005
1/5
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Cast & Crew

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Ernest R. Dickerson

Director

DMX

King David

David Arquette

Paul

Michael Ealy

Michael

Reagan Gomez

Juanita

Clifton Powell

Moon

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Movie Info

Synopsis A ruthless drug lord, King David (DMX) returns to New York City to start over after years out on the West Coast. When David is fatally stabbed and left in the street, a writer named Paul (David Arquette) discovers him and takes him to the hospital. After David is pronounced dead, Paul finds out that the criminal has left him his personal belongings, including audio recordings of his life story. As Paul listens to the tapes, he hears about David's violent and troubled past.
Director
Ernest R. Dickerson
Producer
Alessandro Camon, Chanel Capra, DMX
Screenwriter
James Gibson
Distributor
Fox, 20th Century Fox
Production Co
White Orchid Films, ContentFilm, Visionbox Pictures, Bloodline Films, Fearon Entertainment
Rating
R (Language|Drug Use|Sexuality|Strong Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 19, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 18, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.6M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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