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Too Much Sugar

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Ryan “Holli-wood” Holliger is a charismatic, pit bull of a man with six kids by five different women. His best friend AccRite is a rapper and laborer, dealing with an unimaginable loss. They have big dreams of making their own movie about fatherhood in their working class Missouri town. Over the course of one pivotal, madcap year, the film becomes something else entirely: a vehicle for accountability, healing and self discovery for their families.

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Marshall Shaffer IndieWire 4 days ago
B+
This hybrid documentary represents the director’s most audacious attempt to rethink the interplay between reality and art. Go to Full Review Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture Sep 8, 2026
The people Greene makes films about look to reassert control over their realities and thus perhaps move forward. In Too Much Sugar, he’s found a perfect embodiment of the moving image’s power to help us dream and survive together. Go to Full Review Matt Zoller Seitz RogerEbert.com Sep 7, 2026
At a time when the very idea of art as a useful human pursuit is under concentrated assault by technology, politicians, and the culture as a whole, this movie is as replenishing as a bottle of cold water on a hot day. Go to Full Review Jo-Ann Titmarsh Next Best Picture Sep 5, 2026
5/10
Unfortunately, Holliger’s life and Greene’s film are not quite interesting enough to merit all this screentime. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Robert Greene

Director

Bennett Elliott

Producer

Peter Klein

Producer

Robert Kolodny

Producer

Alex Needles

Producer

Robert Kolodny

Cinematographer

Movie Info

Synopsis Ryan “Holli-wood” Holliger is a charismatic, pit bull of a man with six kids by five different women. His best friend AccRite is a rapper and laborer, dealing with an unimaginable loss. They have big dreams of making their own movie about fatherhood in their working class Missouri town. Over the course of one pivotal, madcap year, the film becomes something else entirely: a vehicle for accountability, healing and self discovery for their families.
Director
Robert Greene
Producer
Bennett Elliott, Peter Klein, Robert Kolodny, Alex Needles
Production Co
World War Seven Entertainment, Do Something Real
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 38m
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