Poetic Justice
1993 · 109 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 17,257 VOTES · DIR. John Singleton
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?
Dialogue Timeline — 1,085 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:40 -You like the wine? -Very much.
00:05:53 Again, and again, and again.
00:10:24 Some Big Red. Yeah, I know.
00:13:51 -Do you? -What do you want from me?
00:17:16 Go have your yamps, corn bread, ham hocks and whatever else you eat.
00:21:03 Keisha.
00:24:49 Today prepares tomorrow's ruin
00:29:14 ...and I have returned it to you. Why you gonna cry about it, Dexter?
00:35:52 Yeah.
00:40:40 It ain't? What's that?
00:45:01 Ain't you kind of hot out there?
00:48:39 She need to work in a liquor store, much as she be drinking.
00:53:15 Come on.
00:56:31 -It's cool? -You better go get something.
01:00:14 I want to talk to you about morals.
01:03:10 I don't keep no niggas when they don't wanna be kept.
01:06:35 Can I get some air? Breathing like a goddamn dragon.
01:10:44 Niggas are scared of revolution. Niggas are nothing but lovers.
01:14:24 -I need to. -Why?
01:18:11 Oh, boy. This ain't my motherfucking day.
01:25:47 I mean, how was I supposed to know what we was doing?
01:34:36 I want you to know, you my favourite nephew.
01:40:04 -Plastic Payless shoes. -Cheap-ass weave.
01:43:51 Mrs. Frazier?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,085
Dialogue density10.0 lines / min
First line00:00:40
Final line01:43:51
Production Record
DirectorJohn Singleton
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14,000,000
Revenue$27,515,786
IMDb votes17,257