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Sugar Hill

R 1993 2h 3m Drama Mystery & Thriller Crime List
20% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 69% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Roemello Skuggs (Wesley Snipes) and his brother, Raynathan (Michael Wright), grew up surrounded by crime. As an adult, Roemello becomes a high-ranking drug dealer. Roemello's girlfriend, Melissa (Theresa Randle), however, does not approve of his lifestyle, and, after some violent altercations, Roemello begins questioning his choices also. Roemello and Melissa decide to start over in North Carolina, but Raynathan does everything he can to keep his brother from leaving.
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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Oct 9, 2001 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Rated: 2/5 Dec 26, 2006 Full Review Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly Rated: 2/5 Nov 4, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 4, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com While Sugar Hill boasts a hearty collection of excellent performances, those assets are nearly negated by a directorial style that can best be described as...languid. Rated: 2.5/5 May 12, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steven F A very good, unappreciated yet somber 90s gangster movie. Excellent casting and definitely one of the best Weslie Snipes movies. They don't make them like this anymore. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/18/24 Full Review T S This is a very underrated movie. To understand the authenticity of the movie it is hard for one to see that unless you have lived or experienced it. Not being a drug kingpin or the violence necessarily, but the struggles of relationships (family and intimate), drugs and alcohols effect on family and children, finding your way in a tough environment, but also the rigors and obstacles of making a lasting change. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/24 Full Review Audience Member An underappreciated gangster film. Snipes really shines in this role definitely his best work. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member A beautiful love story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie! What a cast, Michael Wright, Abe Vigoda, Wesley Snipes, Clarence Williams III, Vondie Curtis Hall, Raymond Serra, & Ernie Hudson to name a few. Worth watching if you like gangster pictures such as Carlitos Way. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member GREAT MOVIE! ONLY WILL BE APPRECIATED BY ISRAELITES! EDOMITES/PECKERWOODS, SLOPES, ISHMALITES WILL ALWAYS BE BIASED Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Roemello Skuggs (Wesley Snipes) and his brother, Raynathan (Michael Wright), grew up surrounded by crime. As an adult, Roemello becomes a high-ranking drug dealer. Roemello's girlfriend, Melissa (Theresa Randle), however, does not approve of his lifestyle, and, after some violent altercations, Roemello begins questioning his choices also. Roemello and Melissa decide to start over in North Carolina, but Raynathan does everything he can to keep his brother from leaving.
Director
Leon Ichaso
Producer
Rudy Langlais
Screenwriter
Barry Michael Cooper
Production Co
Beacon Communications
Rating
R
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$18.3M
Runtime
2h 3m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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