# Strangers with Candy (2006)

> A middle-aged ex-con returns to high school and pursues science-fair glory in a gleefully vulgar satire of respectability, popularity, and institutional fraud.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7555

## Facts

- Runtime: 86 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Paul Dinello
- Cast: Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Greg Hollimon, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ian Holm, Chandra Wilson, Deborah Rush
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369994/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, sardonic, campy, cult movie night, dark comedy marathon

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