Sweetness

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Sweetness

2025,

1h 33m,

Mystery & Thriller

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When a chance encounter with her rockstar crush leads 16 year old Rylee to discover that he's addicted to drugs, she takes it upon herself to help him, ultimately forcing her teenage fantasies into reality.

Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Mar 5, 2026

A movie that is half locked-room thriller, half enjoyably bitter coming-of-age drama, Higgins’s film zeroes in on what can happen when young people grow up in an environment that encourages, even rewards obsession.

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Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

Feb 13, 2026

2.5/4

While 'Sweetness’ doesn’t quite resolve all of its ideas by the end, it’s tense and shocking enough to keep the adrenaline up. That Rylee is such an unexpected conduit for violence is just part of the film’s wicked sense of humor.

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Clint Worthington

RogerEbert.com

Jul 24, 2025

It plays the hits with remarkable style and an acid tongue.

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Lexi Amoriello

Movie Recs by Lex

Jul 10, 2026

Sweetness blends horror and humor while offering an incisive dissection of fame, Stan culture, and parasocial relationships.

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Nathan Caddell

Georgia Straight

Jun 16, 2026

Higgins of course handles the live performance and concert stuff without flaw, but she also creates a killer mood (literally) that sets the backdrop for this dark and twisted cautionary tale. Never meet your… fans?

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Liz Braun

AWFJ.org

Mar 23, 2026

B+

Gross and bloody and funny, but it’s also an indictment of the isolated world kids live in now, with everything Rylee knows — from engaging socially to treating addiction — gleaned from social media and online educational videos.

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Synopsis

When a chance encounter with her rockstar crush leads 16 year old Rylee to discover that he's addicted to drugs, she takes it upon herself to help him, ultimately forcing her teenage fantasies into reality.

Director: Emma Higgins
Producer: Taj Critchlow, Daniel Quinn
Screenwriter: Emma Higgins
Production Co: Fela, When We Were Kids Entertainment
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 33m

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