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Brown Sugar
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BROWN SUGAR

"When did you first fall in love with hip-hop?"

20021h 49m6.6 TMDb

Directed by Rick Famuyiwa

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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.

Cast

Sanaa Lathan

Sanaa Lathan

Sidney 'Sid' Shaw

Taye Diggs

Taye Diggs

Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis

Yasiin Bey

Yasiin Bey

Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon

Nicole Ari Parker

Nicole Ari Parker

Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis

Boris Kodjoe

Boris Kodjoe

Kelby Dawson

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Francine

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Simon

Erik Weiner

Erik Weiner

Ren

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion6.1
Complexity6.4
Humor6.7
Realism6
Action5
Darkness3.9

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • viewers looking for a fun, witty watch
  • fans of emotional, heartfelt storytelling

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action

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