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Hard Candy
Why this pick
A tense, morally charged two-hander about gendered power and retribution, with the same unsettling willingness to keep the viewer off balance.
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MOVIE2020 1h 53m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against men who cross her path.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Carey Mulligan
Cassandra “Cassie” Thomas
Bo Burnham
Ryan Cooper
Laverne Cox
Gail
Jennifer Coolidge
Susan Thomas
Clancy Brown
Stanley Thomas
Alison Brie
Madison McPhee
Connie Britton
Dean Walker
Christopher Lowell
Al Monroe