Life (1999)
Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
Rating: 6.7
Genres Comedy, Drama
Original language: en
IMDb tt0123964
Stars
Eddie Murphy as Ray Gibson
Martin Lawrence as Claude Banks
Obba Babatundé as J. D.
Nick Cassavetes as Paul
Bernie Mac as Ruben
Michael Taliferro as T-Bone
Anthony Anderson as Nat
R. Lee Ermey as Warden
Creators
Ted Demme (Director)
Brian Grazer (Producer)
Damon Wayans (Writer)
J. David Shapiro (Writer)
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