Brown Sugar
“When did you first fall in love with hip-hop?”
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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Cast
59 people
Sanaa Lathan
Sidney 'Sid' Shaw
Known for
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Family Guy
Taye Diggs
Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
Known for
Equilibrium
All American
Yasiin Bey
Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
Known for
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
16 Blocks
Nicole Ari Parker
Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis
Known for
And Just Like That…
Empire
Boris Kodjoe
Kelby Dawson
Known for
Station 19
The Last Man on Earth
Queen Latifah
Francine
Known for
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Hustle
Wendell Pierce
Simon
Known for
The Wire
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Erik Weiner
Ren
Known for
Boardwalk Empire
The New Normal
Reggi Wyns
Ten
Also in
Serendipity
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Melissa Martínez
Meghan
Known for
Lantana
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
Himself
Aaliyyah Hill
Young Sidney
Also in
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Rick Famuyiwa Director · Michael Elliot Screenplay Robert Hurst Composer
Worldwide gross $27M · Budget $8M · United States release October 5, 2002
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$27,362,712
Gross vs. budget
3.4×
Production
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production
Evergreen Productions
Production
Heller Highwater Productions
Production
Magic Johnson Entertainment
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Netherlands · October 5, 2002
Theatrical
United States · October 5, 2002
Theatrical
France
September 17, 2003 · Theatrical
August 11, 2004 · Physical · DVD
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Hungary
April 27, 2004 · Digital
Ireland
July 18, 2003 · Digital
Japan
March 28, 2006 · Digital
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