Juice

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Juice

R

Released Jan 17, 1992

1h 36m

Crime

Drama

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Four Harlem friends -- Bishop (Tupac Shakur), Q (Omar Epps), Steel (Jermaine Hopkins) and Raheem (Khalil Kain) -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.

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Ben Thompson

Sight & Sound

Juice adapts the DJ-struggling-to- make-it scenario to put across a mesage of inner-city hopelessness...the most interesting elements are the all too brief glimpses of family life and the boys' own relationships.

Feb 6, 2020

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Poised halfway between the action conventions of New Jack City and the personal grit of Straight Out of Brooklyn, Juice doesn't have the pizzaz or the insight, to satisfy as either exploitation or art.

Feb 7, 2018

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Variety Staff

Variety

Dickerson and co-writer Gerard Brown exhibit a sharp ear for dialog and have some real finds in their largely unknown cast...

Mar 26, 2009

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KT Mahe

For Your Reference Podcast

Juice is a solid film that met it's brief through with memorable performances. However, fleshing out the context in which motivated characters would have transcended the film.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 2, 2024

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Oti

For Your Reference Podcast

Juice teases the potential to deeply explore serious themes but falls short. While promising, the abrupt shifts in character development, particularly Bishop's, leaves one emotionally disconnected. It misses some opportunities but remains a decent watch.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 2, 2024

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Ernece B. Kelly

The Crisis

Juice is the most mature and provocative meditation on black street life to date. With Juice, Dickerson makes an impressive directorial debut.

Nov 27, 2023

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Kierra

Its started 30 minutes later than it was supposed to sp

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/03/22

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Audience Member

Absolute classic I remember the anticipation before it hit theaters and it definitely delivered

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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Brutsomni

I absolutely love this movie, i love the mix between crime/thriller it works perfectly, I love how Bishop went from a mostly normal guy to a complete psycho who didn't care about the consequences, Tupac Shakur played Bishop brilliantly, I would highly recommend this film, it is definitely Tupac's best film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/03/23

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TJ L

instant Classic, a Beyond Authentic Portrayal of being a Troubled Teen Living in Harlem New York City back in the 1990's, the Movie shows Us that We as Human Beings can't Trust Nobody because anybody can Turn on you in Heartbeat

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/22/23

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Matt W

This movie is my childhood one the best hood movies off all time this movie really kicked off the hood movie genre 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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georgan g

Great music & acting. The plot seemed to gain speed as it went. How sad seeing young men making bad choices.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Ernest R. Dickerson

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Omar Epps

Q

Tupac Shakur

Bishop

Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins

Steel

Khalil Kain

Raheem

Cindy Herron Braggs

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Four Harlem friends -- Bishop (Tupac Shakur), Q (Omar Epps), Steel (Jermaine Hopkins) and Raheem (Khalil Kain) -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Producer: Peter Frankfurt, David Heyman, Neal H. Moritz
Screenwriter: Ernest R. Dickerson, Gerard Brown
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 17, 1992, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.6M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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