Trailer
Summary
Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+18)
Critics 62Audiences 80GoodWatch 69
Tomatometer66%
Metascore58
Audience score90%
User score8.5
IMDb6.5
Box office
3.4×its budget
- Budget
- $8 M
- Worldwide
- $27 M
Worldwide it earned $19 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for romances
typical 107109Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 26 countries, rent or buy in 30 more
+16Released
2002
October 5, 2002
24 years ago
Genres
RomanceComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 39 more57 people
- Sanaa LathanSidney 'Sid' Shaw
- Taye DiggsAndre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
- Yasiin BeyChris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
- Nicole Ari ParkerReese Marie Wiggam Ellis
- Boris KodjoeKelby Dawson
- Queen LatifahFrancine
- Wendell PierceSimon
- Erik WeinerRen
- RWReggi WynsTen
- MMMelissa MartínezMeghan
- AHAaliyyah HillYoung Sidney
Marc John JefferiesYoung Dre
Angie MartinezSelf (Radio DJ)
Rosalyn ColemanTrish Hofmann- KTKeith TisdellRichard Lawson
Venida EvansOlder Woman- BWBreece WilsonWoman
Brette TaylorWoman 2
Donna DuPlantierWoman 3- RTRobin T. KirkseyBartender 1
Sterling K. BrownCo-Worker- KBKofi BoakyeHost
- DADena AtlanticHot 97 Assistant
- GPGerry PinzonInstructor
Directing · 4
- Rick Famuyiwa Director, Screenplay
- Deirdre Horgan Script Supervisor
- Rebecca Strickland Second Assistant Director
- Jono Oliver First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Michael Elliot Screenplay, Story
Production · 19
- Magic Johnson Executive Producer
- Peter Heller Producer
- Alexa L. Fogel Casting
- Barbara Harris ADR Voice Casting
- Trish Hofmann Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Dawn Bridgewater Production Assistant
Camera · 5
- Enrique Chediak Director of Photography
- Rick Raphael Steadicam Operator
- Andrew Casey Camera Operator
- K.C. Bailey Still Photographer
- Will Arnot Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Editing · 5
- Dirk Westervelt Editor
- Dennis McNeill Color Timer
- Gary Burritt Negative Cutter
- Josh Campbell Associate Editor
- De Non Porter First Assistant Editor
Sound · 27
- Robert Hurst Orchestrator, Conductor, Original Music Composer, Musician
- Greg Hedgepath Supervising Sound Editor
- Michael Hertlein ADR Editor
- Gary Gegan Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- William Sarokin Sound Mixer
- Stephanie Flack Dialogue Editor
Art · 4
- Kalina Ivanov Production Design
- Peter Gelfman Property Master
- Roberta J. Holinko Set Decoration
- Nora Kasarda Art Department Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Darryle Johnson Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 3
- Mark Dornfeld VFX Supervisor
- Dennis Green 24 Frame Playback
- Susan Shin George Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 8
- G.A. Aguilar Stunts
- Thierry Mugler Thanks
- Steven R. Hammond Transportation Captain
- Eugene Stamos Craft Service
- Josh Michael Craft Service
- Peter Clores Transportation Co-Captain
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