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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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Critics Consensus

Juice hits hard as a tense, provocative morality play with assured direction from first-timer Ernest Dickerson and commanding central performances.

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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

A fantastic 90's crime thriller featuring a brilliant performance by Tupac makes this generational masterpiece a must watch!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/25

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é mais ou menos, o filme tentou trazer esse negócio hood para uma cidade grande, que não deu muito certo, mas poucas partes foram boas, o final que o cara estava na pinta do telhado e morreu só isso de interessante.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/11/25

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Tom L

This is my #1 favorite movie of all time. It's got everything I want in a film, it's funny, suspenseful, exciting and shocking all at once. Yes the story as a whole is pretty straightforward and it's not the most complex thing ever, AND most people might just over look it as just another "90s hood movie", but either way I love it for it's simplicity and how grounded it is, you can feel each line of dialogue from the actors. That's why this movie will always be my #1.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/04/25

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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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Q

Tupac Shakur

Bishop

Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins

Steel

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Synopsis

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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