Searching for Sugar Man vs We Are The Thousand

We Are The Thousand has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.9/10 for Searching for Sugar Man). We Are The Thousand is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 1h 25m. Searching for Sugar Man is the older of the two (2012 against 2020). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Searching for Sugar Man posterSearching for Sugar Man2012 VS We Are The Thousand posterWe Are The Thousand2020
Searching for Sugar ManWe Are The Thousand
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 8.4/10
Year20122020
Length1h 25m1h 20m
GenresDocumentary, MusicDocumentary, Music
Country––
DirectorMalik BendjelloulAnita Rivaroli
Main castStephen Segerman, Rodriguez, Regan Rodriguez, Eva Rodriguez, Mike TheodoreFabio Zaffagnini, Marco Sabiu

Synopsis

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.

We Are The Thousand

Together impossible goals can be reached. Like playing a song as a tribute to your favorite rock band, putting together 1000 musicians playing perfectly in synch. It’s what Rockin’1000 achieved, a group of Italian friends who became a global community bringing musicians from all around the world. We Are The Thousand is the story of how the largest band on the planet came to be: over nineteen thousand musicians, amateurs and pros from every age…

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