Candy

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Candy

R,

2006,

1h 48m,

Drama/

Romance

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47%

74 Reviews

Tomatometer

77%

25,000+ Ratings

Popcornmeter

47%

Tomatometer

74 Reviews

77%

Popcornmeter

25,000+ Ratings

A fatherly chemistry professor (Geoffrey Rush) indulges two young lovers (Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish) in their ever-increasing heroin habits. Eventually the pair, an artist named Candy and an aspiring poet named Dan, become caught in a harrowing downward spiral of drug dependency and failed efforts to get clean.

Critics Consensus

Stars Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish look better than they should as heroin addicts, and their characters are too absorbed and self-pitying to be totally compelling.

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Amy Nicholson

I.E. Weekly

May 15, 2009

C

Davies has no new insights into the heroin spiral, but this silly melodrama benefits from the palpable chemistry between Ledger and Cornish

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Katey Rich

Film Journal International

Feb 6, 2007

Without real characters or a fresh take on drug addiction, Candy has little to recommend it for anyone who's seen The Basketball Diaries or Requiem for a Dream.

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Terry Lawson

Detroit Free Press

Jan 12, 2007

3/4

Undeniably affecting.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Jun 15, 2020

3/5

A tentative, inconclusive take on what it's like to be young, in love and on heroin.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 9, 2019

3/4

No one would ever mistake this for a "feel-good" romp, but its potency is unwavering.

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

Nov 3, 2018

3/5

There is nothing harder to do well on screen than a picaresque drama about drug addiction... Despite good performances and excellent cinematography, this is a struggle that the filmmaker loses.

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Dec 2, 2018

Most definitely one of Heath Ledger's best movies! Thoroughly engrossing and heartbreakingly sad.

Abraham W

Oct 4, 2017

This film gives a strong message of what not to do in life. Good story, has its ups and downs emotionally. Very convincing performances from Ledger and Cornish. Liked it.

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Rey L

May 6, 2017

Terrifically fierce performances from Australian heartthrobs Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish break hearts in this harrowingly penetrating cautionary love tale on hellish consequences of the heroin addiction.

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Neil Armfield

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Heath Ledger

Dan

Abbie Cornish

Candy

Geoffrey Rush

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Tony Martin

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Noni Hazlehurst

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Synopsis

A fatherly chemistry professor (Geoffrey Rush) indulges two young lovers (Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish) in their ever-increasing heroin habits. Eventually the pair, an artist named Candy and an aspiring poet named Dan, become caught in a harrowing downward spiral of drug dependency and failed efforts to get clean.

Director: Neil Armfield
Producer: Margaret Fink, Emile Sherman
Screenwriter: Luke Davies
Distributor: ThinkFilm
Production Co: Renaissance Films
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Images|Depiction of Drug Addiction|Nudity|Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 17, 2006, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $44.7K
Runtime: 1h 48m

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