Brown Sugar
PG-13“When did you first fall in love with hip-hop?”
2002·109 min·Released
Studio: 20th Century Fox, Evergreen Productions, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Heller Highwater Productions, Magic Johnson Entertainment
6.6TMDb
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Theatrical Oct 5, 2002
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USA · English · USA
Overview
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.
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Crew
DirectorRick Famuyiwa
WriterMichael Elliot, Rick Famuyiwa
Cast
Sanaa Lathan
Sidney 'Sid' Shaw
Taye Diggs
Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
Yasiin Bey
Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
Nicole Ari Parker
Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis
Boris Kodjoe
Kelby Dawson
Queen Latifah
Francine
Wendell Pierce
Simon
Erik Weiner
Ren
Reggi Wyns
Ten
Melissa Martínez
Meghan
Aaliyyah Hill
Young Sidney
Marc John Jefferies
Young Dre
Angie Martinez
Self (Radio DJ)
Rosalyn Coleman
Trish Hofmann
Keith Tisdell
Richard Lawson
Venida Evans
Older Woman
Breece Wilson
Woman
Brette Taylor
Woman 2
Donna DuPlantier
Woman 3
Robin T. Kirksey
Bartender 1
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Keywords
jealousyhip-hopmarried couplerapperrecording contractromcomrelationship problemsrecord labeltalent scoutcab driverlos angeles, californiaweddingdatingfalling in loverelationshipmusic recordingchildhood friendsmarriage engagemententrepreneurmetaphor
Details
Budget
$8M
Revenue
$27M
TMDb Votes
127
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026