Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a single-A team in Iowa, but culture shock, racism and other curveballs threaten to turn Sugar's dream sour.
Sugar has generally received very positive reviews.
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Sugar was released in 2008 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 328 reviews, giving Sugar (2008) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 78% and users giving an average score of 79%.
With a score of 75%, Sugar is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2008, which stands at 56%.
Other movies from 2008 with similar scores include films like The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Changeling and Batman: Gotham Knight.
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