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Love Jones

  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
5.3K
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Nia Long, Larenz Tate, and Isaiah Washington in Love Jones (1997)
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Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Mosley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "k... Read allDarius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Mosley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friend, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests t... Read allDarius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Mosley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friend, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests the strength of Darius' feelings and sets a chain of romantic complications into motion.

  • Director
    • Theodore Witcher
  • Writer
    • Theodore Witcher
  • Stars
    • Larenz Tate
    • Nia Long
    • Isaiah Washington
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    5.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Theodore Witcher
    • Writer
      • Theodore Witcher
    • Stars
      • Larenz Tate
      • Nia Long
      • Isaiah Washington
    • 39User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations

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    Nia Long and Larenz Tate in Love Jones (1997)
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    Larenz Tate and Isaiah Washington in Love Jones (1997)
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    Nia Long and Larenz Tate in Love Jones (1997)
    Nia Long and Larenz Tate in Love Jones (1997)
    Nia Long in Love Jones (1997)
    Nia Long and Lisa Nicole Carson in Love Jones (1997)
    Nia Long, Larenz Tate, Bernadette Speakes, and Isaiah Washington in Love Jones (1997)
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    Larenz Tate
    Larenz Tate
    • Darius Lovehall
    Nia Long
    Nia Long
    • Nina Mosley
    Isaiah Washington
    Isaiah Washington
    • Savon Garrison
    Lisa Nicole Carson
    Lisa Nicole Carson
    • Josie Nichols
    Bill Bellamy
    Bill Bellamy
    • Hollywood
    Leonard Roberts
    Leonard Roberts
    • Eddie Coles
    Bernadette Speakes
    Bernadette Speakes
    • Sheila Downes
    • (as Bernadette L. Clarke)
    Khalil Kain
    Khalil Kain
    • Marvin Cox
    Cerall Duncan
    • Troy Garrison
    David Nisbet
    • Publisher
    Simon James
    Simon James
    • Roger Lievsey
    Oona Hart
    Oona Hart
    • Model (Lievsey Studio)
    Jaqueline Fleming
    Jaqueline Fleming
    • Lisa Martin
    Manao DeMuth
    Manao DeMuth
    • Nina's Assistant
    Marie-Françoise Theodore
    Marie-Françoise Theodore
    • Tracey Powell
    Reginald Gibson
    • Self
    Kahil El Zabar
    Kahil El Zabar
    • Percussionist
    Darryl Jones
    Darryl Jones
    • Bassist
    • Director
      • Theodore Witcher
    • Writer
      • Theodore Witcher
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The role of Nina Mosley was originally written for Jada Pinkett Smith.
    • Goofs
      Darius finds Nina's address from a personal check. In the next scene when Nina allows Darius to enter her home she tells him she's "Housesitting".
    • Quotes

      Darius Lovehall: Say, baby... can I be Your slave? I've got to admit girl you're the shit girl... and I'm digging you like a grave. Now, do they call you Daughter to the Spinning Pulsar... or maybe Queen of 10,000 moons? Sister to the Distant yet Rising Star? Is your name Yemaya? Oh, hell no. Its got to be Oshun. Oooh, is that a smile me put on your face, child... wide as a field of jasmine and clover? Talk that talk, honey. Walk that walk, money. High on legs that'll spite Jehovah. Shit. Who am I? It's not important. But me they call me brother to the night. And right now... I'm the blues in yourleft thigh... trying to become the funk in your right. Who am I? I'll be whoever you say? But right now I'm the sight-raped hunter... blindly pursuing you as my prey. And I just want to give you injections... of sublime erections... and get you to dance to my rhythm... make you dream archetypes... of black angels in flight... upon wings of distorted, contorted... metaphoric jizm. Come on slim. Fuck your man. I ain't worried about him. It's you who I want to step to my scene. 'cause rather the deal with the fallacy... of this dry-ass reality... I'd rather dance and romance your sweet ass in a wet dream. Who am I? Well, they call me Brother to the night. And right now I'm the blues in your left thigh... trying to become the funk in your right. Is that all right?

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Return of the Jedi: Special Edition/Love Jones/The Godfather/City of Industry/Troublesome Creek/Mandela (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Hopeless
      Written by Van Hunt and Dionne Farris

      Performed by Dionne Farris

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

    User reviews39

    Review
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    Featured review
    10/10
    Great Love Story
    This is my favorite love story it has every element that a good love story should have. Poetry, jazz, friendships the ups and downs in a relationships. Finally a movie that shows positive aspects of the black community. Larenz Tate was great I can't picture anyone else playing the role of Darius. He recited that poem like he had written it himself and meant every word. I own this movie and if I had the time I would watch it everyday it always makes me feel better and that's what a good movie should do. Also, the character Savon could not had been any better dealing with the subject of marriage. We would all like to find a Darius out there but most of us just settle for watching this movie. My vote is 10/10
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    • Jul 1, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Absolut kärlek
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production company
      • Addis Wechsler Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,479,335
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,908,725
      • Mar 16, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,782,749
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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