Candy
Seen it?2006 | 116 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (47% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved The Panic in Needle Park, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 56 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use and sex.
A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
47% on Rotten Tomatoes, 57 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
1 win and 7 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 86K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Neil Armfield
- Abbie CornishCandy
- Heath LedgerDan
- Geoffrey RushCasper
- Tom BudgeSchumann
- Roberto Meza-MontJorge
- Tony MartinMr. Wyatt
- Noni HazlehurstMrs. Wyatt
- Holly AustinSunglasses Shop Assistant
- Craig MoraghanWashing Machine Dealer
- John LeeHock Shop Man