

Brown Sugar (2002)
When did you first fall in love with hip-hop?
Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters

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
Director & Crew
Rick Famuyiwa
Director
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What is the IMDb rating of Brown Sugar?
It has an IMDb rating of 6.6/10 based on 127 votes.
Who directed Brown Sugar?
Brown Sugar was directed by Rick Famuyiwa and released in 2002.
How long is Brown Sugar?
Brown Sugar has a runtime of 1 hours and 49 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2002-10-05
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box Office
- $27.4M
- Status
- Released





