Never Die Alone | |
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Directed by | Ernest Dickerson |
Written by | James Gibson |
Based on | Never Die Alone by Donald Goines |
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Narrated by | DMX |
Cinematography | Matthew Libatique |
Edited by | Stephen Lovejoy |
Music by | George Duke |
Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $5.9 million[1] |
Never Die Alone is a 2004 American crime thriller film directed by Ernest Dickerson and written by James Gibson, based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Donald Goines. The film stars DMX, David Arquette, and Michael Ealy.
Never Die Alone had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2004, and was released in the United States on March 26, 2004, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film received generally negative reviews from critics who panned the trashy, pretentious and misogynistic viewpoint of street culture. However, DMX received praise for his performance as King David.