Hard Candy
Movie • 2005 • Drama
ReportHayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. Jeff thinks it’s his lucky night. He’s in for a surprise.
This movie contains 44 potentially triggering events.
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Abuse
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Is there domestic violence?
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throughourphantoms
sorta? it seems Jeff intended to abuse Hayley but it’s revealed Hayley planned to abuse Jeff instead
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Is someone gaslighted?
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IanMorris
Jeff tries to convince Haley repeatedly that he is not a true child predator or a bad person at heart, and also tries to guilt trip her for her questionable actions, despite evidence late in the film that clearly appears to contradict these claims. Both also gaslight each other in the beginning by seemingly conceding to a professional relationship when they both have malicious intentions towards each other.
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Anonymous
Nothing is really done directly on camera but there are several references to pedophilia and related acts.
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Addiction
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Anonymous
A person is drugged, but he does not use drugs willingly or to his knowledge
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Anonymous
A man and teenage girl drink screwdrivers
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Assault
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throughourphantoms
Hayley gets kicked though
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Is someone drugged?
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MatthiasDean
The two main characters drink together in one of the early scenes in the movie. There is tension that the antagonist may have drugged the protagonist before the audience finds out that it was the other way around, with the antagonist getting drugged.
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Is there pedophilia?
135 supporters
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mentioned but not shown
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Is someone held under water?
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TylerEline
no, there's a scene where someone is electrocuted with a taser in the bathtub of a running shower but it doesn't come close to getting held under water
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Is rape mentioned?
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Dreamdust1600
Many times
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Is someone restrained?
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eraserheadbaby4
patrick wilson’s character is basically restrained throughout. he is tied to a chair, tied to a table, restrained with a rope around his neck
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StevieH
Nothing graphic but several mentions of pedophilia
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Anonymous
Someone’s head is wrapped in cellophane until they pass out
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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TylerEline
yes, not shown, but heard and mentioned/talked about
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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A man has saran wrap wrapped around his face until he blacks out. He is also strung up on a noose at one point
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Is there body horror?
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But nothing is shown.
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Is there amputation?
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Anonymous
It is implied a man is castrated, but not shown
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Is there a hanging?
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StevieH
Technically a suicide, but very coerced
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Equivamp
The faux castration is discussed in extremely graphic detail in order to psychologically torture the victim
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Does someone become unconscious?
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angelixghoul
Yes, Jeff goes unconscious
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Is someone tortured?
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RockyFennek
The premise of the movie is about a young girl luring a pedophile so she can torture him.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Anonymous
[SPOILER]
The character Jeff commits suicide by affixing a noose to a feature on his roof and walking off the edge, but this is technically a death by hanging and not a death by falling.
The character Jeff commits suicide by affixing a noose to a feature on his roof and walking off the edge, but this is technically a death by hanging and not a death by falling.
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Is there excessive gore?
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TylerEline
in my opinion this is a very gore-less movie, very little blood, more of a psychological thriller
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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StevieH
Not graphic, mentions of a murdered young teen girl
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a family member die?
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Dreamdust1600
MINOR SPOILERS: Jeff tells a story about his aunt and later mentions going to her funeral
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Anonymous
The premise is a pedophile who kidnapped and murdered girls, but this is never shown. The pedophile also becomes a hostage himself
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Fear
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Is there a shower scene?
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Someone says she will be in the shower but she is not. While the shower is on a man tried to attack her but discovers she is not there. She attacks him, knocking him into the running shower.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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hayley gags for a split second, nothing too bad.
Hayley mentions to the person at the door that jeff has food poisoning and says he is v****ing but this isn’t true
Hayley mentions to the person at the door that jeff has food poisoning and says he is v****ing but this isn’t true
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Does someone spit?
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Dreamdust1600
Jeff spits water into Hayleys face
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Dreamdust1600
Elliot page is cast and his dead name is in the credits, nothing about deadnaming is in the actual movie though
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Loss
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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A man is tazed multiple times
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Is there a hospital scene?
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HankT
no, but an at home surgery happens
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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IanMorris
Haley is definitely shown as openly sociopathic, and Jeff may be as well, though he is more of a pedophile.
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Anonymous
The main character hits herself against a wall when frustrated with herself
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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IanMorris
Haley, who is supposedly 14, holds Jeff hostage and psychologically tortures him in slow detail, and seems to take a bit of pleasure in doing so while showing no remorse or self-doubt in her actions. Jeff also tries to confront Haley with possibly violent intentions in the last half hour.
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angelixghoul
Yes, the man (the pedo) attempts at the end , and successfully does so
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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A man has panic attacks multiple times during his physical and psychological torture
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Man hangs himself
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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Various shaky cam during various parts of the film to emphasize drugs and intense moments.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Dreamdust1600
Yes there are many, I don't know why so many people say no
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Snowflake666
Nope
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msegirls
In reference to above comment: yeah you can’t just change movie ending credits, therefore it’s not intentional misgendering, and he was playing a female character
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Dreamdust1600
The movie is about pedophillia
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Dreamdust1600
In a few scense jeff has no pants or underwear on but his genitals are never shown on camera
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Dreamdust1600
Not on screen
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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HankT
the main character is sexualized by older men.
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Anonymous
The man tells a story of his childhood, where his younger cousin crawled onto him while naked to tickle him. His aunt then walked in and punished the boy severely. This is only told as a story and not shown.
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Is there sexual content?
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Dreamdust1600
Nothing shown but very detailed descriptions of sexual assult
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Anonymous
(SPOILER):
Though he is the antagonist, he is coerced into unaliving himself at the end of the movie.
Though he is the antagonist, he is coerced into unaliving himself at the end of the movie.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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Anonymous
(SPOILER):
Castration …. Nothing is shown except for the removed pieces and some blood around the area. Some fighting scenes and blood as well
Castration …. Nothing is shown except for the removed pieces and some blood around the area. Some fighting scenes and blood as well
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Is there gun violence?
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No one is shot, but a gun is present and used as a threat
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