Film

Poetic Justice

1993 · 1h 49m · Drama · Romance

'Cause nobody, but nobody can make it out here alone.

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

35%

Metacritic

51

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, Justice gets a lift with her friend, Iesha, and Iesha's postal worker boyfriend, Chicago. Along for the ride is Chicago's co-worker, Lucky, to whom Justice grows close after some initial problems. But is she ready to open her heart again?

Janet Jackson

Justice

Tupac Shakur

Lucky

Regina King

Iesha

Joe Torry

Chicago

Tyra Ferrell

Jessie

Roger Guenveur Smith

Heywood

Maya Angelou

Aunt June

Dina D.

Dina

Rose Weaver

Aunt Audrey

Khandi Alexander

Simone

Ché J. Avery

Thug #2

Lloyd Avery II

Thug #1

Rico Bueno

Ticket Taker

Maia Campbell

Shante

Michael Colyar

Panhandler

Kina Cosper

Female Cousin

• John SingletonProducer · Director · Writer
• Steve NicolaidesProducer
• Peter Lyons CollisterDirector of Photography
• Janet JacksonOriginal Music Composer
• Stanley ClarkeOriginal Music Composer
• Jimmy JamOriginal Music Composer
• Terry LewisOriginal Music Composer
• Bruce CannonEditor

Official Trailer

Release date

July 23, 1993

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

R

Budget

$14,000,000

Revenue

$27,515,786

Genres

Drama, Romance

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