Brown Sugar

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

2002 1h 49m EN

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6.7

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6.5

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★6.7TMDB · 131🍅66%Rotten Tomatoes●58Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 11,091

RomanceComedy

Synopsis

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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. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.

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

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rick Famuyiwa
Writers: Michael Elliot, Rick Famuyiwa, Michael Elliot
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rick Famuyiwa, shot by Enrique Chediak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert Hurst. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dirk Westervelt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sanaa Lathan and Taye Diggs and Yasiin Bey carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When did you first fall in love with hip-hop?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0297037 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rick Famuyiwa directs. Enrique Chediak behind the camera. Robert Hurst scores. Dirk Westervelt cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Directed by Rick Famuyiwa, shot by Enrique Chediak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Robert Hurst. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Dirk Westervelt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sanaa Lathan and Taye Diggs and Yasiin Bey carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "When did you first fall in love with hip-hop?".
8IMDB entry: tt0297037 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 34 themes, including "jealousy", "hip-hop", "married couple", "rapper".