Poetic Justice

Released Date
July 23, 1993
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Genre
Romance
Rating
R
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$27,515,786 + $0 = $27,515,786
1971-1996
Tupac Shakur

as Larry

57
Janet Jackson

as Justice LaRue

53
Regina King

as Iesha Ashley

54
Q Tip

as Markell LaRue

58
Joe Torry

as Chicago

62
Tyra Ferrell

as Jessie Lillard

About Poetic Justice

Grieving hairdresser Justice goes on road trip from South Central Los Angeles to Oakland on a mail truck alongside her friend and a postal worker which she cannot stand

About

After the murder of her boyfriend, a hairdresser takes to writing poetry as an outlet for coping with the pain. She later embarks upon a road trip to Oakland with a group of friends, one of whom she becomes romantically involved with. The film was directed by John Singleton.

Trivia

Star Janet Jackson received an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song for her song "Again."