Fresh
Candyman is an uppper-register horror item that delivers the requisite shocks and gore but doesn't cheat or cop out.
Variety Staff, Variety
Candyman
We dare you to say his name five times.
1992 · 1h 40m · R
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Bernard Rose
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
Candyman
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Bernard Rose Director
- Virginia Madsen as Helen Lyle
- Tony Todd as Candyman
- Xander Berkeley as Trevor Lyle
- Kasi Lemmons as Bernadette Walsh
- Vanessa Williams as Anne-Marie McCoy
- DeJuan Guy as Jake
- Michael Culkin as Purcell
- Stanley DeSantis as Dr. Burke
- Gilbert Lewis as Detective Frank Valento
- Marianna Elliott as Clara
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Like so many post-Val Lewton horror films, this 1992 feature starts out promisingly while the plot is mainly a matter of suggestion, but gradually turns gross and obvious as the meanings become literal and unambiguous.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The film's spooky atmosphere is accentuated by Anthony B. Richmond's cinematography and Philip Glass's score.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
Madsen is a much better actress than is usually found in such a role. However, if you don't like splashes of blood or bees swarming out of bodies, you may want to think twice about this one.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Fresh
What I liked was a horror movie that was scaring me with ideas and gore, instead of simply with gore.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
More films
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Horror · R
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their l...
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Director
- Wes Craven
- Cast
- Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Johnny Depp
IMDb
7.4
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
76
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
Horror · Thriller · R
Annie, a young schoolteacher struggling to solve the brutal murder of her father, unwittingly summons the "Candyman" to New Orleans, where she learns the secret of his power, and discovers the link that connects them.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Bill Condon
- Cast
- Tony Todd, Kelly Rowan, William O'Leary
IMDb
5.3
Rotten Tomatoes
25%
Metacritic
41
Hellraiser (1987)
Horror · Thriller · R
A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Director
- Clive Barker
- Cast
- Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence
IMDb
6.9
Rotten Tomatoes
72%
Metacritic
56
Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999)
Horror · Thriller · R
As the Day of the Dead celebration approaches the barrio of East Los Angeles, Caroline is challenged to control the horrifying legend of her ancestor, the "Candyman".
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Director
- Turi Meyer
- Cast
- Tony Todd, Donna D'Errico, Alexia Robinson
IMDb
4.0
Rotten Tomatoes
7%
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Crime · Drama · Thriller · R
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as...
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Cast
- Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn
IMDb
8.6
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Metacritic
86
Snow (1963)
Documentary · N/A
Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-minute montage cut to music. Tough-as-boots workers struggling to keep the line clear are ...
- Runtime
- 8m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.0
Rail (1967)
Documentary · N/A
"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrification, or the wider promotion of diesel-power on remaining lines, became a matter of to...
- Runtime
- 14m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.4
Locomotion (1975)
Documentary · N/A
Collage film about the history of trains set to music.
- Runtime
- 16m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.2
Shell Spirit (1963)
N/A
Directed by Geoffrey Jones.
- Runtime
- 2m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
6.8
Comments
Talk about the film with other members