The Devil's Candy fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, light on feelings.
Terrifying and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Terrifying and tense
Fast from start to finish.
The Devil's Candy is terrifying, tense, and violent.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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The Devil's Candy is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, Shudder, and Sundance Now in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 74/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 72). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and strong language.
1 h 20 min
The Devil's Candy runs 1 h 20 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Devil's Candy higher (83) than audiences (65). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+5GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Devil's Candy in 19 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 24 storytelling tropes for The Devil's Candy, including Hoist by His Own Petard, Tragic Mistake, Reluctant Psycho.
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