Brown Sugar
Seen it?2002 | 109 min | Romance, Comedy
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (6.7 out of 10). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Adam's Rib, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Sidney 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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
66% on Rotten Tomatoes, 58 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$28 million worldwide on a $8 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 70K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rick Famuyiwa
- Sanaa LathanSidney 'Sid' Shaw
- Taye DiggsAndre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
- Yasiin BeyChris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
- Nicole Ari ParkerReese Marie Wiggam Ellis
- Boris KodjoeKelby Dawson
- Queen LatifahFrancine
- Wendell PierceSimon
- Erik WeinerRen
- Reggi WynsTen
- Melissa MartínezMeghan