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      Brown Sugar

      PG-13 Released Oct 11, 2002 1 hr. 49 min. Romance Comedy Drama List
      67% 87 Reviews Tomatometer 90% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score Sidney (Sanaa Lathan) and Dre (Taye Diggs) can attribute their 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 and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, music executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Dec 05 Buy Now

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      Though predictable and possibly too sweet, Brown Sugar is charming, well-acted, and smarter than typical rom-com fare.

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      Audience Member Matched up perfectly with my age was breakdancing in 84 as an 8 and 9 year old Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review marisol m Ever have a movie you've seen bits and pieces of for years and it's all the sweeter when you finally watch it from start to finish? The answer is of course, and, for me, 'Brown Sugar' was worth the wait. I'm harsher on the tired, phony tropes of the rom-com genre, particularly because the 2000s gave us such a nauseating boom of stringent female leads and rewarded the toxicity, bumbling contrivances, and increasing superficiality rampant in Kate Hudson/Katherine Heigl vehicles. 'Brown Sugar' doesn't hit many unheard-of plot beats, but the strength of Rick Famuyiwa and Michael Elliot's writing elevates this material a league above its competition. Amid the abundance of charm, there's a maturity with which many of the characters confront their grievances with one another; flaws often birth bridges of understanding between much of the three-dimensional cast. You will feel heaps of sympathy for character types that are vastly underwritten in lesser films. Top it all off with what's gotta be one of the all-time impossibly gorgeous rom-com ensembles ever assembled and you have one of the unsung genre bests of its time. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful romantic feature I have ever seen. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review adam b Wasn't my type of movie. Terribly edited but a decent story with a good cast Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Hip hop and love all in one movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member It's good movie to watch Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review BBC.com Rated: 3/5 Jul 1, 2003 Full Review Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Mar 10, 2003 Full Review Justin Brown Medium Popcorn I love a good romantic comedy that gives me meat and potatoes. But this just gave me a salad. I wanted to enjoy this more but the script, particularly regarding Dre's character, fell flat for me. Rated: 2/5 Feb 14, 2023 Full Review Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn It's a solid romantic comedy that doesn't quite hold the main characters accountable for their actions for other love interests. But I absolutely love this soundtrack. Rated: 3/5 Feb 14, 2023 Full Review Kat Halstead Common Sense Media It's pretty formulaic stuff, but the performances from both leads and the supporting characters -- particularly Queen Latifah and Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) -- elevate this romcom above the usual fare. Rated: 3/5 Jun 22, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Sidney (Sanaa Lathan) and Dre (Taye Diggs) can attribute their 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 and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, music executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.
      Director
      Rick Famuyiwa
      Executive Producer
      Magic Johnson
      Screenwriter
      Michael Elliot, Rick Famuyiwa, Michael Elliot
      Distributor
      Fox
      Production Co
      Evergreen Productions
      Rating
      PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language)
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 11, 2002, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 25, 2015
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $27.4M
      Sound Mix
      Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)
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