 | Christina Ricci als Rae |
 | Samuel L. Jackson als Lazarus |
 | Justin Timberlake als Ronnie Morgan |
 | S. Epatha Merkerson als Angela |
 | John Cothran als Reverend R. L. |
 | David Banner als Tehronne |
 | Michael Raymond-James als Gill |
 | Adriane Lenox als Rose Woods |
 | Kim Richards als Sandy |
 | Neimus K. Williams als Lincoln |
 | Leonard L. Thomas als Deke Woods |
| Ruby Wilson als Mayella |
| Claude Phillips als Bojo |
| Amy Lavere als Jesse |
 | Clare Grant als Kell |
 | Jeff Pope als Batson |
| Charles 'Skip' Pitts als Charlie |
 | Willie Hall als Pinetop |
| John Malloy als Gene |
| T.C. Sharpe als Archie |
| John Still als Herman |
| Jared Hopkins als Auto Worker |
| Tosh Newman als Conner |
| Cody Block als Bryan |
| Benjamin Rednour als Guardsman |
| Carnell Pepper als Melvin |
 | David Chapman als Red |
| Jo Lynne Palmer als Ella Mae |
| John Pickles als Arty |
| Kim Justis als Waitress |
| Cedric Burnside als Self |
| Dhonna Harris Goodale als Dancer / Barmaid (uncredited) |
| Craig Brewer | Screenplay |
| Craig Brewer | Director |
| John Singleton | Producer |
| Scott Bomar | Original Music Composer |
| Stephanie Allain | Producer |
| Amy Vincent | Director of Photography |
| Billy Fox | Editor |
| Ron Schmidt | Executive Producer |
| Keith Brian Burns | Production Design |
| Kimberly Hardin | Casting |
| Paul A. Simmons Jr. | Costume Design |
| Paul Sanchez | "B" Camera Operator |
| Colin Hudson | Steadicam Operator |
| Paul Hellerman | Unit Production Manager |
| Steve M. Davison | Stunt Coordinator |
| Ryan Rayner | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Eric Leftridge | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Scott Bomar | Executive Music Producer |
| Kevin Reid | Stunts |
| Heather Lea | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Ron Schmidt | Unit Production Manager |
| Kiante Elam | Stunt Coordinator |
| Beth Horton | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Dina L. Margolin | Stunts |
| Liba Daniels | Art Direction |
| Tracy Facelli | Camera Loader |
| David Rosenblatt | Assistant Editor |
| Terra Abroms | Post Production Supervisor |
| Heather Grierson | Second Assistant Director |
| Meg Everist | Set Decoration |
| J.J. Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Jeffrey Greeley | "A" Camera Operator |
| James Alan Hensz | First Assistant Director |
| Jamie Felz | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Haley Sweet | Production Supervisor |
| Peter Sattler | Graphic Designer |
| Andy Black | Sound Mixer |
| Tina Roesler Kerwin | Makeup Artist |
| Philip Ivey | Key Hair Stylist |
| Bunny Andrews | Supervising Music Editor |
| Ilene Pickus | Script Supervisor |
| Beth Sterner | Sound Effects Editor |
| Christopher Alba | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Kevin Houston | Music Editor |
| Gabriel Guy | Sound Recordist |
| Nathan Black | Boom Operator |
| Dan Cornwall | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Ed Callahan | Dialogue Editor |
| Chris Navarro | ADR Mixer |
| Terry Delsing | Music Editor |
| Carey Milbradt | Foley Mixer |
| Michael Camello | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Joani Yarbrough | Hairstylist |
| Emmy Ellison | Art Department Coordinator |
| Monique Reymond | Foley Artist |
| Bobbi Banks | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Nancy Barker | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson | Dialogue Editor |
| Ezra Dweck | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Adele Plauche | Set Designer |
| Bruce W. Talamon | Still Photographer |
| Frank Smathers | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Meriwether Nichols | Costumer |
| Dane A. Davis | Sound Designer |
| Susan Kurtz | Dialogue Editor |
| Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Nathan Whitehead | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Donna M. Premick | Key Makeup Artist |
| Eric Thompson | ADR Mixer |
| David E. Fluhr | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jules Carideo | Production Coordinator |
| Greg Hedgepath | Sound Effects Editor |
| Mark Larry | Sound Effects Editor |
| Kevin E. Carpenter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
