6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Candyman (1992)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly critiques systemic racism and its enduring trauma, manifesting as a vengeful myth born from historical white supremacist violence and urban neglect, aligning with progressive ideology.
The movie features a significant racial recasting of its titular character, whose origin story is deeply rooted in historical racial violence and injustice. The narrative explicitly critiques systemic racism and the legacy of oppression, making these themes central to the horror and the character's motivation.
Secondary
The character of Candyman, originally depicted as white in Clive Barker's source novella "The Forbidden," is portrayed as Black in the 1992 film adaptation, with a revised backstory reflecting this change.
The film "Candyman" (1992) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on themes of race, class, urban legends, and fear, without incorporating elements related to sexual orientation or gender identity.
The film 'Candyman' (1992) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on other social and horror elements, resulting in no depiction of transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1992 film "Candyman" adapts Clive Barker's short story "The Forbidden." All primary characters, including the titular Candyman and protagonist Helen, retain their established genders from the original source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.6
Critic Ratings
7.9
6.1
More Like This
Leans Progressive
7.3
Run
(2020)
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Leans Progressive
6.5
The Cursed
(2021)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Progressive
7.6
Companion
(2025)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Progressive
8.4
Get Out
(2017)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Leans Progressive
7.2
Watcher
(2022)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Progressive
7.7
Widows
(2018)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Leans Progressive
6.9
I Am Legend
(2007)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: High
Progressive
7.1
Blood Diamond
(2006)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Progressive
7.0
Syriana
(2005)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Leans Progressive
7.8
Inside Man
(2006)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Progressive
7.4
Nope
(2022)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Leans Progressive
7.9
Gosford Park
(2001)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Leans Progressive
8.5
Dog Day Afternoon
(1975)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Leans Progressive
6.9
The Passenger
(2023)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Leans Progressive
6.8
The Contender
(2000)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Leans Progressive
7.6
The Menu
(2022)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Progressive
7.8
Promising Young Woman
(2020)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Leans Progressive
8.2
Mulholland Drive
(2001)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Leans Progressive
6.9
I Care a Lot
(2021)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Leans Progressive
7.3
Joker
(2019)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate