Searching for Sugar Man

Name: Searching for Sugar Man
Director: Malik Bendjelloul
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 2012
Duration: 85 min

1h 25m · 2012 · Directed by Malik Bendjelloul · 4.1 / 5 on Letterboxd

Searching for Sugar Man (2012) runs 1h 25m, directed by Malik Bendjelloul. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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

Genres: Music, Documentary

Where to watch: Hulu (US, checked 9 July 2026)

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