Review of Searching for Sugar Man (2012) by Ian G — 22 May 2013

Searching for a legend, a legendary search.

This review of Searching for Sugar Man (2012) was written by Ian G on 22 May 2013.

Searching for Sugar Man has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Searching for Sugar Man

Review of Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

By Andrew M (2,871) on 18 Apr 2017

Searching for Sugar Man is a well-made and absolutely fascinating documentary, considering its rather obscure subject…

Read Review

Review of Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

By Marnie Z (226) on 20 Aug 2015

Pretty good documentary, about this mysterious musician…

Read Review

Review of Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

By Timothy H (303) on 13 May 2015

Excellent movie. Recommend it for every music can…

Read Review

Review of Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

By Ben L (1,326) on 23 Dec 2016

I like many others had never heard of Rodriquez or his music. I was immediately pulled into his amazing story…

Read Review

Review of Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

By Chris G (1,743) on 23 Jun 2016

Very cool amazing story my musician friends check this one out…

Read Review

Review of Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

By Michael R (2,154) on 08 Feb 2015

Heard a lot a great things about this documentary, and I have to say it did not disappoint…

Read Review

Review of Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

By Jh K (596) on 16 Aug 2015

Genial, pero por la historia; con el documental tengo mis reparos, sobre el montaje, estructura, y sobre todo la inmensa falta de datos de…

Read Review

Review of Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

By Margarita S (286) on 05 Aug 2015

You don't have to be musically inclined to appreciate this beautifully constructed and thematically rich documentary…

Read Review

Review of Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

By Benjamin H. Smith (30) for Decider (264) on 08 Oct 2018

It is the model of the modern music documentary, which shines a well-deserved light on obscure artists or periods of their lives, and presents…

Read Review

Review of Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

By John M (4,356) on 24 Jun 2016

This is a very well edited, well shot, super well researched documentary about something or maybe someone that you didn't know you cared about…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Almost Famous (2000)

By Sarah B (1,309) on 06 Nov 2015

I have no nostalgia for nor fascination with the music or culture of the 70s... not the way it's presented in this movie, anyway…

Read Review

Review of Danny Collins (2015)

By Tball (12) on 01 Dec 2015

Released for free on Amazon Prime, I gave this a go last night…

Read Review

Review of Winnie (2017)

By Amber Wilkinson (674) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 10 Feb 2017

There is reluctance on the part of Lamche to say too much about some of the more murky areas of Winnie's life…

Read Review

Review of The Boers at the End of the World (2015)

By Theresa Smith (147) for Independent Online (South Africa) (258) on 18 Mar 2016

A thoughtful portrait of a dying cultural grouping lamenting its loss even as the people embraces the change…

Read Review

Review of Trumped: Inside the Greatest Political Upset of All Time (2017)

By Kenneth L (949) on 28 Jan 2017

I have not seen this, but I just have to vent about our president trump! What a bad man he is, and I just can't stand him at all…

Read Review

Review of 24 Hour Party People (2002)

By Patric T (2) on 01 Jun 2012

I must have missed something here because this didn't make me laugh or even hold my interest. Coogan is also someone I do not find that funny…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

65%48 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Searching for Sugar Man

2012

83%797 Reviews

Wanted

2008

62%768 Reviews

Threads

1985

83%216 Reviews

Cemetery Man

1994

72%382 Reviews

The Imitation Game

2014

80%1,168 Reviews

Blackfish

2013

82%834 Reviews

The Governess

1998

57%54 Reviews

Suburban Commando

1991

41%243 Reviews

Bigger Stronger Faster*

2008

75%521 Reviews

New York Minute

2004

48%422 Reviews