Sugar

2008 · directed by Ryan Fleck

Rating
76/100
Hit
no

Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a single-A team in Iowa, but culture shock, racism and other curveballs threaten to turn Sugar's dream sour.

Sugar (2008), directed by Ryan Fleck, rates 76/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Algenis Perez Soto
  • Jose Rijo
  • Walki Cuevas
  • Santo Silvestre
  • Emmanuel Nanita Carvajal
  • Cesar Emilio Minaya C.
  • Joendy Pena Brown
  • Kelvin Leonardo Garcia
  • Marcos Rosa
  • Karl Bury

Crew

  • Andrij Parekh — Director of Photography
  • Anna Boden — Editor
  • Michael Brook — Original Music Composer
  • Anna Boden — Writer
  • Ryan Fleck — Writer

More from Ryan Fleck

  1. Half Nelson (2006) — 76/100
  2. Mississippi Grind (2015) — 71/100
  3. Captain Marvel (2019) — 69/100
  4. It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010) — 66/100
  5. Freaky Tales (2025) — 64/100

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