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Poetic Justice

1993 film by John Singleton
Movie film Q1537562
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Summary

Poetic Justice is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,421 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: John Singleton[3]
  • Screenwriter: John Singleton[4]
  • Composer: Stanley Clarke[5]
  • Genre: hood film[6], drama film[7], LGBTQ-related film[8], romance film[9]
  • Cast member: Janet Jackson[10], Tupac Shakur[11], Regina King[12], Joe Torry[13], Tyra Ferrell[14], Billy Zane[15], Maya Angelou[16], Khandi Alexander[17], Lori Petty[18], Maia Campbell[19], Clifton Collins[20], Tone Lōc[21], Q-Tip[22], Michael Rapaport[23]
  • Producer: John Singleton[24]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[25]
  • Director of photography: Peter Lyons Collister[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[28]
  • Review score: 34%[29], 5/10[30], 51/100[31]
  • Color: color[32]
  • Country of origin: United States[33]
  • Publication date: July 23, 1993[34]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[35], Netflix[36], Hulu[37]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[38]
  • Film editor: Bruce Cannon[39]
  • Described by source: The Feminist Film Guide[40]
  • Title: Poetic Justice[41]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[42]
  • Duration: 109 minutes[43]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: 12[44]

Why It Matters

Poetic Justice has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Related Entities

Billy Zane film Janet Jackson John Singleton Khandi Alexander Los Angeles Maya Angelou Michael Rapaport Netflix Regina King Stanley Clarke Tupac Shakur United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [29] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6h ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 4952063
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 107840
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 23405
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  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Feminist Film Guide
    Publication date → +1993-07-23T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → John Singleton
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+109'}
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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