# Candyman (2021)

> An ambitious Chicago artist becomes entangled with a murderous urban legend whose history exposes the racial violence buried beneath a gentrified neighborhood.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/394673

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Nia DaCosta
- Cast: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Kyle Kaminsky, Vanessa Williams, Brian King, Miriam Moss
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9347730/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, brooding, foreboding, late night horror marathon, social horror double feature

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