Poetic Justice fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Poetic Justice is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, moving, and wholesome. Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
The characters, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Poetic Justice is included with a subscription to YouTube TV in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 35%, and Metacritic 51). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 49 min
Poetic Justice runs 1 h 49 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Poetic Justice higher (73) than critics (43). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $14 million to make and earned $28 million worldwide, 2.0 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+30GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Poetic Justice in 44 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 27 storytelling tropes for Poetic Justice, including Gosh Dang It to Heck!, The Loins Sleep Tonight, Blaming the Cuckold.
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