Brown Sugar

Name: Brown Sugar
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Released: 2002-10-11
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Yasiin Bey, Nicole Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe

IMDb ID: tt0297037 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 6.5 (10,953 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama · Music

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

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Brown Sugar
Canada: Brown Sugar (English)
Germany: Brown Sugar
Spain: Brown Sugar
France: Brown Sugar
United Kingdom: Brown Sugar
Greece: Brown Sugar (TV Title)
Ireland: Brown Sugar (English)
India: Brown Sugar (English)
New Zealand: Brown Sugar (English)
United States: Brown Sugar
South Africa: Brown Sugar (English)
Argentina: Código de amor
Hungary: Hip-hop szerelem
United States: I Used to Love Her (Working Title)
Brazil: No Embalo do Amor
Portugal: Ritmos Africanos
World-wide: Seven Days (Alternative Title)
Russia: Тёмный сахар
Taiwan: 巧克力甜心 (Working Title)
Taiwan: 焦糖情緣
China: 甜心情缘 (Mandarin)
China: 黑糖情缘 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
I Used to Love HerContent RatingPG-13Release Date2002-10-11Runtime109 minutesMetascore58IMDb Popularity0User Reviews69Critic Reviews37Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsfeel good romance
hip hop music
woman in love with male best friend
two word title
food in titleFilming LocationsCentral Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USAProduction CompaniesFox Searchlight Pictures
Evergreen Productions
Heller Highwater ProductionsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297037/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0297037.jpgUpdated At2026-02-25T23:49:34

Directors

Rick Famuyiwa

Writers

Michael Elliot
Rick Famuyiwa

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Taye Diggs | Character: Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
Actor: Sanaa Lathan | Character: Sidney 'Syd' Shaw
Actor: Yasiin Bey | Character: Chris 'Cav' Anton Vichon
Actor: Nicole Ari Parker | Character: Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis
Actor: Boris Kodjoe | Character: Kelby Dawson
Actor: Queen Latifah | Character: Francine
Actor: Wendell Pierce | Character: Simon
Actor: Erik Weiner | Character: Ren
Actor: Reg Wyns | Character: Ten
Actor: Melissa Martinez | Character: Meghan
Actor: Aaliyyah Hill | Character: Young Sidney
Actor: Marc John Jefferies | Character: Young Dre
Actor: Venida Evans | Character: Older Woman
Actor: Breece Wilson | Character: Woman
Actor: Brette Taylor | Character: Woman 2
Actor: Donna Duplantier | Character: Woman 3
Actor: Rosalyn Coleman | Character: Trish Hofmann
Actor: Robin T. Kirksey | Character: Bartender 1
Actor: Sterling K. Brown | Character: Co-Worker
Actor: Kofi Boakye | Character: Host
Actor: Dena Atlantic | Character: Hot 97 Assistant
Actor: Gerry Pinzon | Character: Instructor
Actor: Sam McPherson | Character: Iridium Waiter
Actor: Big Daddy Kane | Character: Self
Actor: Tariq Trotter | Character: Self - The Roots
Actor: Questlove | Character: Self - The Roots
Actor: Kool G Rap | Character: Self
Actor: Helmar Augustus Cooper | Character: Reverend
Actor: Keith Tisdell | Character: Richard
Actor: Wyking Jones | Character: Bartender
Actor: Toks Olagundoye | Character: Sidney's LA Assistant
Actor: Opal Alladin | Character: Crafts Vendor
Actor: Angie Martinez | Character: Self
Actor: Dana Dane | Character: Self
Actor: Doug E. Fresh | Character: Self
Actor: Slick Rick | Character: Self
Actor: Jermaine Dupri | Character: Self
Actor: Pete Rock | Character: Self
Actor: Trugoy the Dove | Character: Self - De La Soul
Actor: Posdnuos | Character: Self - De La Soul
Actor: Vincent Mason | Character: Self - De La Soul
Actor: Kimora Lee Simmons | Character: Self
Actor: Russell Simmons | Character: Self
Actor: Beanie Sigel | Character: Self
Actor: Talib Kweli | Character: Self
Actor: Common | Character: Self
Actor: Hadley Martin Fisher | Character: Backstage Bartender
Actor: Justin 'DJ' Spaulding | Character: Kid in the Park
Actor: Liza Lapira | Character: Hot 97 Receptionist
Actor: De La Soul | Character: Themselves
Actor: Method Man | Character: Self
Actor: De'Adre Aziza | Character: Wedding Patron
Actor: Chyna | Character: Woman at Party
Actor: Vinny DeGennaro | Character: The Bouncer
Actor: Brother Eden Douglas | Character: Park ChessPlayer #1
Actor: Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard | Character: Actor
Actor: Erica Ise | Character: Bridesmaid
Actor: David Jefferson | Character: Manager
Actor: Spencer Kayden | Character: Bridesmaid
Actor: Jennifer Rosario | Character: Girl
Actor: Ralph E. Tresvant | Character: Royale
Actor: Kevin Watson | Character: Record Label Executive
Actor: Jennifer Weller | Character: Woman on cell phone

[Directors Group]
Name: Rick Famuyiwa | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Michael Elliot | Role: Writer
Name: Rick Famuyiwa | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Peter Heller | Role: Producer
Name: Trish Hofmann | Role: Producer
Name: Magic Johnson | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Robert Hurst | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jeff Barnett | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Enrique Chediak | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Dirk Westervelt | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Alexa L. Fogel | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Kalina Ivanov | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: David Stein | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Roberta J. Holinko | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Darryle Johnson | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Kate Best | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Joseph A. Campayno | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Carol 'Ci Ci' Campbell | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Roxanna Floyd | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Anita Gibson | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Quentin Harris | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sandra Murphy | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Julie Taylor | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Christine Domaniecki | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Sean Garrett Fogel | Role: Production Manager
Name: Trish Hofmann | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Louis Guerra | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jono Oliver | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Rebecca Strickland Weathersby | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mark C. Hutchinson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Shirley Belwood | Role: Art Department
Name: Coburn Boyd | Role: Art Department
Name: Suzanne E. Cestare | Role: Art Department
Name: Thomas Costabile | Role: Art Department
Name: Ruth Deleon | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Herlihy | Role: Art Department
Name: Nora Kasarda | Role: Art Department
Name: Monique Mitchell | Role: Art Department
Name: Lyvan A. Munlyn | Role: Art Department
Name: Gus Papadopoulos | Role: Art Department
Name: Addison Pettit | Role: Art Department
Name: Greg Sullivan | Role: Art Department
Name: Bryan Tonkin | Role: Art Department
Name: Alyssa Winter | Role: Art Department
Name: Kate Yatsko | Role: Art Department
Name: Harriet Zucker | Role: Art Department
Name: Maximilian De Armon | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Steve Bartkowicz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matt Colleran | Role: Sound Department
Name: Victor Ray Ennis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Fernandez | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stephanie Flack | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Flinchbaugh | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alan Freedman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gary Gegan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Greg Hedgepath | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Hertlein | Role: Sound Department
Name: Daniel S. Irwin | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Kudell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tommy Louie | Role: Sound Department
Name: Diane Marshall | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Mullane | Role: Sound Department
Name: Schavaria Reeves | Role: Sound Department
Name: William Sarokin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Anne Slack | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alec St. John | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roland N. Thai | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kerry Carmean-Williams | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Soukup | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Steve Caldwell | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mark Dornfeld | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Adam Gass | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Laurie Powers Going | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Shaina Holmes | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Susan Shin George | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David Smithson | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: G.A. Aguilar | Role: Stunts
Name: Dakota Anderson | Role: Stunts
Name: Sean P. Anderson | Role: Stunts
Name: Jeff Blatnick | Role: Stunts
Name: Douglas Crosby | Role: Stunts
Name: John W. Moyler | Role: Stunts
Name: Stephen A. Pope | Role: Stunts
Name: Derrick Simmons | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Will Arnot | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: K.C. Bailey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David E. Baron | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hugo Bonilla | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Casey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nicolas L. Charuet | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sam Chase | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: William Coleman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeffrey A. Danielson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Howard Davidson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Keith Devlin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Glen Engels | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dennis Green | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Green | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Guinness Jr. | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marc Hirschfeld | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jacqui Howell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nils Johnson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Patrick McGrath | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Priestley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joseph Quirk | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rick Raphael | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Scutakes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Amy Silverman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Summers | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joel Tishcoff | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Aurelia Winborn | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James J. Ferris | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jon W. Rosenbloom | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Heather Baird | Role: Casting Department
Name: Barbara Harris | Role: Casting Department
Name: Tuffy Questell | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Harper Della-Piana | Role: Costume Department
Name: Careen Fowles | Role: Costume Department
Name: Rachel Leek | Role: Costume Department
Name: Jill Merritt | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kim Wilcox | Role: Costume Department
Name: Eden Miller | Role: Costume Department
Name: Angielette Smith | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Gary Burritt | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Josh Campbell | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Sandra Nash | Role: Editorial Department
Name: DeNon Porter | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Michael Sherman | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Joe Violante | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Beth Avery | Role: Location Management
Name: Robert Cavalluzzo | Role: Location Management
Name: Amy Gorin Chapman | Role: Location Management
Name: Kim Noble | Role: Location Management
Name: Tom Yeager | Role: Location Management
Name: Michael Fucci | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Jim Black | Role: Music Department
Name: Sherree Patrice Brown | Role: Music Department
Name: Josh Campbell | Role: Music Department
Name: Barry Cole | Role: Music Department
Name: Christopher Covert | Role: Music Department
Name: Robert Hurst | Role: Music Department
Name: Scott Kinsey | Role: Music Department
Name: Bernie Kirsch | Role: Music Department
Name: Robert Kraft | Role: Music Department
Name: Bennie Maupin | Role: Music Department
Name: Damion Reed | Role: Music Department
Name: Brian Richards | Role: Music Department
Name: Sharisse Rogers | Role: Music Department
Name: Mark Skillingberg | Role: Music Department
Name: Nick Smith | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Tavaglione | Role: Music Department
Name: Marilyn Batchelor | Role: Music Department
Name: Christine Bergren | Role: Music Department
Name: Thomas Cavanaugh | Role: Music Department
Name: Celeste Chada | Role: Music Department
Name: Danielle Diego | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Dawn Bridgewater | Role: Production Department
Name: Kija Brooks | Role: Production Department
Name: Dalia Burde | Role: Production Department
Name: Joshua C. Hersko | Role: Production Department
Name: Terrell John | Role: Production Department
Name: Meegan Neeb | Role: Production Department
Name: Heather Neeld | Role: Production Department
Name: Chris Peterson | Role: Production Department
Name: Mike Reilly | Role: Production Department
Name: Lisa Varley | Role: Production Department
Name: Reid Warman | Role: Production Department
Name: Marcus Woods | Role: Production Department
Name: Tony Phillippe | Role: Production Department
Name: Frank Slaten | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Deirdre Horgan | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Peter Clores | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Steven R. Hammond | Role: Transportation Department
Name: David Conelli | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: David Acampora | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leon Adair Jr. | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jackie Bazan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: LaWanda Black | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cassandra Butcher | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leo Driver | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Danielle Franco | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Gelfman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laurie Gershon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eliot Gerstel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Grimes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alma Victoria LeMarr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dennis McNeill | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Josh Michael | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gregory Morell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Nakamine | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Damion Reed | Role: Additional Crew
Name: J. Max Ruschak | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kathi Scharer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Darryl A. Smith | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eugene Stamos | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Touch | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christie Christl | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Arif S. Kinchen | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Brown Sugar | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1371275545/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1371275545/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563656455268.mp4?Expires=1788276316&Signature=BYXbFLeX3JVats79gLYhoF8MmyAhEFKm5v8uUSJwGrVuDZEni6dv5inEVrX--4hlfJbo6UUzDe7bT0HWczjS93AmJrh6ZIxUt94A-79Ulw9O2iJuIP24xH5sQ~ZHOaGqCn7hrF~iuEsO5ecyuk~-TxxiHltdmLXQhJKJnru7sViapP3jyB6N4p0uOcWcYSk0gzSMwyC8Wb2rlPnkbRsCmk3bNPeTAXQK7LnKMEpquFSNeQWmvaqpIPu7MGUa66XxvHEZwuizCpV69IojFGA-gR5w1V5UN--qilnZV9CsonZdNId3WLVNsiMzNOw~0PErrjSdhIze8dBs1S8Gik541g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Brown Sugar | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1354498329/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1354498329/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564123114171.mp4?Expires=1788276316&Signature=EMlYqjFjTePZo93HIO8CMOosIr8FeiiadVPQMYFNbrnEG6K4rokAqKhxhLoFDPhQTpzaMj9za7V-LU55EjwutljrJ1f5nMSNvZHNQ9YO2b9oQGzlLyew6Pa43UGTdkmWBHv0LCqpfUZrjGUryXrLRF~xVQN5w9mHefjwxRs9Yr3zi2F2z9jYrdHC2dFhltjIBv~FbsSnKahb-JCfmo2~IA4BU2TLjFSEWh-QBmT1XrTNRaob4xh4PYgO0BN1WpvK-TSth6M2cGlCqlETnoYXxdQv~TBi-1HsBuSnAiEJFT3VnsH241b6sFKW0icta-hS96b1uL7x21nHz1wyGoa2fQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: October 5, 2002 (Chicago International Film Festival)
United States: October 11, 2002
South Africa: February 14, 2003
Argentina: May 7, 2003 (video premiere)
Spain: May 30, 2003
Italy: June 6, 2003
United Kingdom: July 18, 2003
Ireland: July 18, 2003
Germany: August 21, 2003
Netherlands: September 6, 2003 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)
France: September 17, 2003
Iceland: September 29, 2003 (video premiere)
Australia: December 11, 2003
Hungary: April 27, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Sweden: June 30, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Japan: March 28, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Finland: October 10, 2007 (TV premiere)
Sweden: May 31, 2008 (TV premiere)

Awards

Box Office