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Brown Sugar

  • 2002
  • PG-13
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
11K
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Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan in Brown Sugar (2002)
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Feel-Good RomanceRomantic ComedyComedyDramaMusicRomance

Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory.Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory.Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory.

  • Director
    • Rick Famuyiwa
  • Writers
    • Michael Elliot
    • Rick Famuyiwa
  • Stars
    • Taye Diggs
    • Sanaa Lathan
    • Yasiin Bey
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rick Famuyiwa
    • Writers
      • Michael Elliot
      • Rick Famuyiwa
    • Stars
      • Taye Diggs
      • Sanaa Lathan
      • Yasiin Bey
    • 68User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 18 nominations total

    Videos2

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    Top Cast63

    Taye Diggs
    Taye Diggs
    • Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
    Sanaa Lathan
    Sanaa Lathan
    • Sidney 'Syd' Shaw
    Yasiin Bey
    Yasiin Bey
    • Chris 'Cav' Anton Vichon
    • (as Mos Def)
    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
    Reg Wyns
    • Ten
    • (as Reggi Wyns)
    Melissa Martinez
    • Meghan
    Aaliyyah Hill
    • Young Sidney
    Marc John Jefferies
    Marc John Jefferies
    • Young Dre
    Venida Evans
    Venida Evans
    • Older Woman
    Breece Wilson
    • Woman
    Brette Taylor
    Brette Taylor
    • Woman 2
    Donna Duplantier
    • Woman 3
    Rosalyn Coleman
    Rosalyn Coleman
    • Trish Hofmann
    Robin T. Kirksey
    • Bartender 1
    • Director
      • Rick Famuyiwa
    • Writers
      • Michael Elliot
      • Rick Famuyiwa
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews68

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Idris Elba auditioned for the part of Kelby Dawson.
    • Goofs
      During the scene where Sidney and Dre are walking through The Mall in Central Park, you can hear someone giving set directions.
    • Quotes
      • Dre: It's when you talk like that, that's what makes me think that you're jealous.
      • Sidney 'Syd' Shaw: What?
      • Dre: Yes. Jealous!
      • Sidney 'Syd' Shaw: [throws a cookie on the table] No wonder you two are married, you're both crazy! Look here, contrary to what you and your wife may think, I don't spend my nights thinkin' about you, okay?
      • Dre: Shh! Lower the voice.
      • Sidney 'Syd' Shaw: I got a man who's fine, intelligent, successful, and gives it to me on a very, very regular basis and the s**t is the bomb!
      • Dre: So! I don't care what -
      • Sidney 'Syd' Shaw: Dre I need you to be happy for me. I need you to be there for me, just like you asked of me. So - so I can have tea and eat cucumber sandwiches with the crust cut off!
      • [throws more cookies on the table in frustration]
    • Crazy credits
      Both "De La Soul" and "Method Man" are credited in the opening credits and not in the end credits. Therefore, the IMDb ordering uses the opening credits first and fills in the rest with the end credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Red Dragon/Punch-Drunk Love/Welcomg to Collinwood/Brown Sugar (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Act Too (Love of My Life)
      Live and studio versions
      Written by Common (as Rashid Lonnie Lynn), James Poyser (as James Jason Poyser), Tariq Trotter (as Tarik L. Collins), Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard (as Leonard Hubbard), Questlove (as Ahmir Thompson)
      Performed by The Roots
      Courtesy of MCA Records
      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 11, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • I Used to Love Her
    • Filming locations
      • Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fox Searchlight Pictures
      • 20th Century Fox
      • Evergreen Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $27,363,891
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,738,882
      • Oct 13, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $28,316,451
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 49m(109 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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