Life

Life

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1999-04-16
Genre:Comedy, Crime
Duration:108 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Ted Demme
Actors:Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé, Nick Cassavetes, Anthony Anderson
Production:Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Eddie Murphy Productions, Brian Grazer Productions

Overview:

Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.

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