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Poetic Justice (1993)

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Overview

Director:
John Singleton
Writer (WGA):
John Singleton (written by)
Release Date:
23 July 1993 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
1 Woman. 1 Man. 1 Journey 2 Love. more
Plot:
In this film, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice, a young African-American poet. A mail carrier invites a few friends along for a long overnight delivery run. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
A good street romance more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Janet Jackson ... Justice

Tupac Shakur ... Lucky

Regina King ... Iesha
Joe Torry ... Chicago
Tyra Ferrell ... Jessie
Roger Guenveur Smith ... Heywood

Billy Zane ... Brad

Khandi Alexander ... Simone
Maya Angelou ... Aunt June

Lori Petty ... Penelope
Ché J. Avery ... Thug #2
Lloyd Avery II ... Thug #1

Kimberly Brooks ... Kim
Rico Bueno ... Ticket taker
Maia Campbell ... Shante
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Additional Details

Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
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Trivia:
The poetry that Justice writes was actually written by Maya Angelou. 'Maya Angelo' makes a cameo appearance as Aunt June. more
Quotes:
Lucky: [to Justice] Why are you mad all the time? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Iconoclasts: Dave Chappelle & Maya Angelou (#2.6)" (2006) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
A good street romance, 4 November 2001
Author: phatbleek from London, England

Poetic Justice is a great movie. It's not the follow up that wasn't as strong as it should have been for someone of Singelton calibar but it's still a good movie. Jackson and Shakur made their mark in this movie and keeps your attention. Check this out with Sineglton's other films in the ghetto trilogy, Boyz N The Hood &Baby Boy.

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