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Candyman

2021Movie1 h 31 minR

HorrorThriller
67
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb5.9Letterboxd3.0/5Metacritic724.9Rotten Tomatoes83%62%
67
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb5.9Letterboxd3.0/5Metacritic724.9Rotten Tomatoes83%62%

Summary

A Chicago artist's sanity starts to unravel, unleashing a terrifying wave of violence when he begins to explore the macabre history of the Candyman.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood
  • Graphic violence bothers you
  • You scare easily

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Fingerprint

  • Leaves you shaken.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Scares you.
  • Feasts your eyes.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Unnervingly HeartwarmingRare · in 40 titlesDuring the climax of Candyman, Helen agrees to sacrifice herself to save the life of the infant that the eponymous villain has kidnapped.Urban Legendsin 118 titlesThe legend of the Candyman is an In-Universe combination of the "Bloody Mary" and "Hookman" myths, and a few of the kills that happen on-screen in this and other films in the series occur because of…All 116 tropes

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The Candyman series

Film 4 of 4 · after Candyman: Day of the Dead

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