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Candyman (1992)

R ★ 6.7/10 100 min Drama, Horror, Thriller United States English
Director: Bernard Rose
Short Story: Clive Barker
Script Consultant: Lynn Weimer
Writer: Bernard Rose
Streaming: Not available
We dare you to say his name five times.

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Virginia Madsen
Virginia Madsen Helen Lyle
Tony Todd
Tony Todd Candyman
Xander Berkeley
Xander Berkeley Trevor Lyle
Kasi Lemmons
Kasi Lemmons Bernadette Walsh
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams Anne-Marie McCoy
DeJuan Guy
DeJuan Guy Jake
Michael Culkin
Michael Culkin Purcell
Stanley DeSantis
Stanley DeSantis Dr. Burke

Candyman Appears on 15 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

BFI The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
British Film Institute #98

Critic Curated

Collider's 100 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Collider #83
Esquire’s 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
Esquire #12
Indiewire's Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time
IndieWire #50
Paste Magazine The 50 Best Slasher Movies
Paste Magazine #24
Rolling Stone - 101 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Rolling Stone #76
The Ringers Best Horror Movies Since 1978
The Ringer #66
The Ringers Horror Oscars
The Ringer #156
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #151

Filmmaker Curation

Jordan Peele's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #02
Mike’s Likes: Favorite Horror Movies
Letterboxd #184

Genre Curation

The 50 Best Ghost Movies Of All Time Paste
Paste Magazine #38

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxds Top 250 Horror Films
Letterboxd #210
Showdown Fear Street
Letterboxd Showdown #02
Showdown Terror Train
Letterboxd Showdown #20

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