Candy
Film2006116 min

Candy

Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeMoving and weighty: a slow-paced romantic drama, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiplove conquers allself destruction/implosion

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Abbie CornishHeath LedgerGeoffrey RushTom BudgeRoberto Meza-Mont

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2006
Runtime
116 min
Status
Released
Studio
Film Finance Group
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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