McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass vs Searching for Sugar Man
McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.9/10 for Searching for Sugar Man). Searching for Sugar Man is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 30m. Searching for Sugar Man is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
Searching for Sugar Man| McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass | Searching for Sugar Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 25m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Arthur Cary | Malik Bendjelloul |
| Main cast | Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Mike McGear, Klaus Voormann | Stephen Segerman, Rodriguez, Regan Rodriguez, Eva Rodriguez, Mike Theodore |
Synopsis
McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
For over fifty years, the disappearance of Paul McCartney’s original Höfner bass has been one of rock ‘n’ roll’s enduring mysteries. The Hunt for the Lost Bass tells the extraordinary story of this iconic instrument, and the fan powered quest to find it.
Searching for Sugar Man
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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