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Poetic Justice

  • 19931993
  • RR
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
15K
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Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (1993)
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DramaRomance
Grieving hairdresser, Justice, goes on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland on a mail truck alongside her friend and a postal worker which she cannot standGrieving hairdresser, Justice, goes on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland on a mail truck alongside her friend and a postal worker which she cannot standGrieving hairdresser, Justice, goes on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland on a mail truck alongside her friend and a postal worker which she cannot stand
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
15K
YOUR RATING
    • John Singleton
    • John Singleton
  • Stars
    • Janet Jackson
    • Tupac Shakur
    • Regina King
    • John Singleton
    • John Singleton
  • Stars
    • Janet Jackson
    • Tupac Shakur
    • Regina King
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Tupac Shakur and Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (1993)
    Tupac Shakur and Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (1993)
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    Janet Jackson
    Janet Jackson
    • Justice
    Tupac Shakur
    Tupac Shakur
    • Lucky
    Regina King
    Regina King
    • Iesha
    Joe Torry
    Joe Torry
    • Chicago
    Khandi Alexander
    Khandi Alexander
    • Simone
    Maya Angelou
    Maya Angelou
    • Aunt June
    Ché J. Avery
    • Thug #2
    Lloyd Avery II
    Lloyd Avery II
    • Thug #1
    Kimberly Brooks
    Kimberly Brooks
    • Kim
    Rico Bueno
    Rico Bueno
    • Ticket Taker
    Maia Campbell
    • Shante
    Jeff Cantrel
    • Policeman #4
    Michael Colyar
    Michael Colyar
    • Panhandler
    Kina Cosper
    • Female Cousin
    • (as Kina V. Cosper)
    John Cothran
    John Cothran
    • Uncle Earl
    • (as John Cothran Jr.)
    Dina D.
    • Dina
    Joseph Dalu
    • Policeman #7
    • (as Joe Dalu)
    James Deeth
    • Helicopter Pilot
      • John Singleton
      • John Singleton
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to writer/producer/director John Singleton, when the 1992 Los Angeles riots occurred during filming, Tupac Shakur left the set to participate in the protest. He returned to the set in time for filming.
    • Quotes

      Jessie: Most of these young girls today don't know their cooch from a hole in the wall. See, that's why I dress... and rest, cause love don't live here anymore.

    • Alternate versions
      In the Australian Free-to-Air vision. The Film had about 20mins cut out of it. Even though it was show at 11:50pm Jan 2001. Just about all swearing and fight sceens were taken out.
    • Connections
      Edited into Tupac: Resurrection (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Rhapsody in Blue
      Written by George Gershwin

    User reviews43

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    not bad at all...
    Poetic Justice is an urban film but within this catgory it stands out from alot of them in its own way. The movie uses some very interesting elements that I was familiar with and like most urban films they use realistic characters. The camerawork is nothing new but some of it is really good to look at. Janet Jackson is good as the somewhat uptight poet/hairdresser who is mourning the loss of her lover while on a night out with him as is Tupac in a rather different role from the ones he has in Juice, Bullet and Above The Rim. Not only is the role different but as a man it's impossible to not relate to him as you see his struggles in his life including one powerful scene in which he catches his baby's mother smokin' crack and having other men in his daughter's presence - I thought this worked great because I know how I'd feel if I had a kid and my baby's mother is bringing other men around my kid: I wouldn't be too happy. The road trip is where you begin to see all the characters(Pac Shakur, Janet Jackson, Regina King and Joe Torry) develop and John Singleton wastes little time doing that during that time...

    Poetic Justice is a movie deserving alot more credit than it's getting but too bad there are people out there with stupid stereotypical assumptions so idiotic it can get someone angry

    8/10
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    • Jun 28, 2004

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    • Release date
      • July 23, 1993 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Simi Valley Drive-In, Simi Valley, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • New Deal Productions
      • Nickel
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 49 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo
      • SDDS

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