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  • 2009
  • R
  • HBO Films
  • 1 h 54 m
  • 2009
  • R
  • HBO Films
  • 1 h 54 m

Summary Sugar follows the story of Miguel Santos, a.k.a. Sugar, a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro De Macorís, struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty. Playing professionally at a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United Stat...

Directed By: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

Written By: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

  • 2009
  • R
  • HBO Films
  • 1 h 54 m
  • 2009
  • R
  • HBO Films
  • 1 h 54 m

Sugar

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
must-see
82
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 17 User Ratings
6.4
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Summary Sugar follows the story of Miguel Santos, a.k.a. Sugar, a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro De Macorís, struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty. Playing professionally at a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United Stat...

Directed By: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

Written By: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
82
88% Positive
23 Reviews
12% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
82
88% Positive
23 Reviews
12% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
A film of rare intelligence, beauty and compassion.
By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW
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This one slice of the American experience amounts to one of the best films of the year.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
88
Sugar is a near-great movie with qualities more unusual than some all-time classics. It resists cliche at every turn and puts something solid in its place: raw yet controlled observation that gives the film the form of a flexing muscle.
By Michael Sragow FULL REVIEW
83
The film's style is so ''objective'' it's a bit subdued, yet this is a sports drama of total originality, as well as the most authentic inside view of the immigrant experience the movies have given us in quite a while.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
80
The most remarkable thing Sugar does is give American viewers a sense of how our country must seem to a newly arrived immigrant, without caricaturing or condescending to either guest or host.
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75
A gripping look at the immigrant experience, with small moments as important - and visually arresting - as any on the baseball diamond.
By Jonathan Curiel FULL REVIEW
50
Algenis Perez Soto was a baseball player in real life, which helps to explain his sensitive, understated performance as Sugar. But he's let down by a manipulative script recycled from dozens of sports and immigrant movies. At least it dispenses with a Hollywood ending.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 17 User Ratings
6.4
65% Positive
11 Ratings
18% Mixed
3 Ratings
18% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 17 User Ratings
6.4
65% Positive
11 Ratings
18% Mixed
3 Ratings
18% Negative
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Production Company HBO Films, Journeyman Pictures, Hunting Lane Films, Gowanus Projections, Serie 23 Productions
Release Date Apr 3, 2009
Duration 1 h 54 m
Rating R
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Website http://www.sonyclassics.com/sugar
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Awards

National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
AFI Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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