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Searching for Sugar Man

2012 · 85 min

A warm, unhurried detective story about music and memory that builds to a quietly moving, celebratory payoff.

Directed by
Malik Bendjelloul
Genres
Music, Documentary
Starring
Stephen Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore
Tagline
Great Art Always Survives
Overview
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.

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Stream in the UK
  • Now TV Cinema
  • Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Malik Bendjelloul
Genres
Music, Documentary
Starring
Stephen Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • mystery
  • identity
  • obsession
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Cinematography
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