Poetic Justice

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Poetic Justice (1993)
Directed by John Singleton

Writing credits John Singleton (written by)

Genre: Drama / Romance

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

Plot Outline: 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.

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

Runtime: 109 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Dolby SR
Certification: Finland:K-14 / USA:R (certificate #31740) / Norway:15 / Denmark:11 / Netherlands:12 / Australia:MA / Germany:12 / Iceland:12 / Spain:13 / Sweden:11 / UK:15

Trivia: The poetry that Justice writes was actually written by Maya Angelou. 'Maya Angelo' makes a cameo appearance as Aunt June.

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations