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Brown Sugar
Sign in to save2002 film directed by Rick Famuyima
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6.6Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.
Cast
- Sanaa Lathan as Sidney 'Sid' Shaw
- Taye Diggs as Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
- Yasiin Bey as Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
- Nicole Ari Parker as Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis
- Boris Kodjoe as Kelby Dawson
- Queen Latifah as Francine
Themes
- jealousy
- hip-hop
- married couple
- rapper
- recording contract
- romcom
- relationship problems
- record label
- talent scout
- cab driver
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
10,569 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
66%
Metacritic
58/100
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 wins & 18 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 892155
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- publication date
- 2003-08-21
- title
- Brown Sugar
- review score
- 6.2/10
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