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Candyman

Candyman

Drama · Horror · Thriller · 1992

The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.

Movie details

Candyman

“We dare you to say his name five times.”

1992 Drama · Horror · Thriller 1h 40m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Candyman?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Bernard Rose

Written by

Bernard Rose

Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Helen Lyle

Tony Todd

Tony Todd

Candyman

Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley

Trevor Lyle

Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons

Bernadette Walsh

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Anne-Marie McCoy

DeJuan Guy

DeJuan Guy

Jake

Michael Culkin

Michael Culkin

Purcell

Court is in session

Put Candyman on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.