Hard Candy fingerprintHigh energy, immersive world, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Cathartic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
Standout editing
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Hard Candy is nerve-racking, thrilling, and fast-paced.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and crime. It leaves some questions open.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
The performances, dialogue, and characters stand out.
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Hard Candy is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 67%, and Metacritic 58). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 44 min
Hard Candy runs 1 h 44 min.
Yes. Critics average 63 and audiences 70 out of 100, so both groups see Hard Candy much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $950,000 to make and earned $7 million worldwide, 7.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+13GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Hard Candy in 27 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 104 storytelling tropes for Hard Candy, including Slipping a Mickey, To the Pain, Deceptively Silly Title.
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