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Poetic Justice (1993)

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R&B star Janet Jackson made an impressive film debut in Poetic Justice as Justice, a hairdresser at a small salon in South Central Los Angeles. Justice uses her poetry to deal with her grief after her boyfriend is killed in a shooting incident at a drive-in. Hired to work at a hair stylists' event in Oakland, Justice is stranded when her car breaks down, until she remembers that her friend Ieasha (Regina King) was going to hop a ride down to Oakland with her boyfriend Chicago (Joe Torry), a

R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Drama

Directed By: John Singleton

In Theaters: Jul 23, 1993 Wide

On DVD: May 8, 2001

Columbia Pictures Corporation

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Cast

Janet Jackson
Justice
Tupac Shakur
Lucky
Regina King
Iesha
Joe Torry
Chicago
Tyra Ferrell
Jessie
Roger Guenveur Smith
Heywood
Maya Angelou
Aunt June
Q-Tip
Markell
Tone-Loc
J-Bone
Miki Howard
Maxine
Keith Washington
Dexter
Khandi Alexander
Simone
Michael Colyar
Panhandler
John Cothran Jr.
Uncle Earl
James Deeth
Helicopter Pilot
Norma Donaldson
Aunt May
Susan Falcon
Dedrick D. Gobert
Lloyd
Clifton Collins Jr.
Mailroom Supervisor
Baha Jackson
Baha
Kirk Kinder
Cop
Jenifer Lewis
Annie
Special K. McCray
Cousin Pete
Lori Petty
Penelope
Denney Pierce
Cashier
Michael Rapaport
Dockworker
Rose Weaver
Aunt Audrey
Yvette Wilson
Colette
Billy Zane
Brad
Kimberly Brooks
Kim
Robi Reed
Woman on Couch
Maia Campbell
Shante
Mark Miller
Policeman #5

Critic Reviews for Poetic Justice

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The two leads are raw but completely intriguing, and Poetic Justice offers a slice of the urban story that we generally don't get to see.

December 21, 2005 Full Review Source: DVD Clinic

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Scott Weinberg

DVD Clinic

A quiet, personal story that should have been louder, bolder.

May 25, 2002 Comment

Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

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an engaging movie with a messed up ending. one forgets how good shakur was as an actor until you realize that he was a huge chunk of the good films of this genre in the early 90's.

January 22, 2007

danny d

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=) I like this movie a lot....I love the song at the end by Janet Jackson, she did well in here as well as the late Tupac. =) They were cute.

August 10, 2007

Nani V

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