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Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

Jul 23, 1993
109 min
DramaRomance
6.8/ 10
267 votes

Overview

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?

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TMDB
6.8/10
267 votes
IMDB
6.1/10
17,591 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
35%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
51/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$14,000,000Production cost
Box Office$27,515,786Worldwide gross
Profit$13,515,786Profitable
ROI
+96.5%Return on investment
US Box Office$27,515,786Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 5 nominations total

Details

Production information

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

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$14,000,000

Revenue

$27,515,786

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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