# Brown Sugar (2002)

> A lifelong friendship turns romantically complicated when two hip-hop professionals must confront the love they have long treated as familiar.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23838

## Facts

- Runtime: 109 min
- Genres: Romance, Comedy
- Director: Rick Famuyiwa
- Cast: Sanaa Lathan, Taye Diggs, Yasiin Bey, Nicole Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe, Queen Latifah, Wendell Pierce, Erik Weiner
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297037/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, warm, sincere, date night, romantic comedy night

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