Searching for Sugar Man
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79% Critic Match

Searching for Sugar Man

Great Art Always Survives

7.9 / 10 2012 1h 25mPG-13 English
MusicDocumentary

Storyline

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.

Cast & Crew

Stephen Segerman

Stephen Segerman

Self

Lead
Rodriguez

Rodriguez

Self

Regan Rodriguez

Regan Rodriguez

Self

Eva Rodriguez

Eva Rodriguez

Self

MT

Mike Theodore

Self

Dennis Coffey

Dennis Coffey

Self

Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy

Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy

Self

Clarence Avant

Clarence Avant

Self

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Malik Bendjelloul's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Searching for Sugar Man is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker