Candyman
1992 · 100 min · Drama / Horror / Thriller · TMDB 6.7
The short version:Urban legend in Chicago public housing. Bees, hooks, racism, a kidnapped baby. Elegant and grim.
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Scare profile
Editorial baseline. Add your own report to refine it.
Scary3
Not scaryExtreme
Dread4
RelaxedSuffocating
Jump scares3
NoneConstant
Disturbing3
ForgettableHaunts you
Grim4
Fun ridePunishing
Synopsis
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
What is in it
Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.
Violence & gore
- Graphic goreModerateeditorial
Children & pregnancy
- Child in dangerModerateeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- A baby is taken and placed in a bonfire pile.
Animals
- Animal harmed or killedBriefeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- A dog is beheaded off screen.
Mental health & grief
- Mental illnessBriefeditorial
Abuse & bigotry
- Racism & hate violenceModerateeditorial
Phobias & sensory
- Spiders & insectsHeavyeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- Bees pour from a mouth; a bee-covered kiss.
- Fire & burningModerateeditorial