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Hard Candy

Movie · 2005 · 104 min

A claustrophobic, nerve-shredding duel of wits that keeps you squirming and guessing until the very last frame.

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2005 film directed by David Slade
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Year
2005
Runtime
104 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • deception
  • obsession
  • morality
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension9
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, crime, rape and revenge, thriller, psychological thriller
Directed by
David Slade
Written by
Brian Nelson
Starring
Elliot Page, Patrick Wilson, Sandra Oh
Music
Harry Escott, Molly Nyman
Cinematography
Jo Willems
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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