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Sugar & Spice

Name: Sugar & Spice
Genre: Crime, Comedy, Drama
Released: 2001-01-24
Cast: Marley Shelton, Marla Sokoloff, Melissa George, Mena Suvari, Rachel Blanchard

2001 | 81 min | Crime, Comedy, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (30% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Dog Day Afternoon or Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, start here.
The mood: Funny with heart.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 21 min.
What might put you off: Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.

When Jack and Diane find themselves in an unexpected adult situation, the A-Squad comes to their rescue. In order to help their friend Diane, the A-Squad goes where no cheerleader has gone before: taking on a little after-school project known as bank robbery. But the A-Squad does things their way -- with sugar and spice -- forever changing their friendship, their future and the nation's notion of teen spirit.

How it earned its rating

CriticsBelow par
30% on Rotten Tomatoes, 48 on Metacritic
AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$13 million worldwide on a $11 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 77K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Francine McDougall

Marley SheltonDiane Weston
Marla SokoloffLisa Janusch
Melissa GeorgeCleo Miller
Mena SuvariKansas Hill
Rachel BlanchardHannah Wald
Alexandra HoldenFern Rogers
Sara MarshLucy Whitman
James MarsdenJack Bartlett
Sean YoungMrs. Hill
W. Earl BrownHank 'Terminator' Rogers