Hard Candy

6.8 Score

2005 • 1h 44min • R • Thriller, Drama

Hard Candy

"Strangers shouldn't talk to little girls."

Hayley’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.

IMDb 7.0

RT 67%

MC 58

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Elliot Page

Elliot Page

Hayley Stark

Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Jeff Kohlver

Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh

Judy Tokuda

Odessa Rae

Odessa Rae

Janelle Rogers

G.J. Echternkamp

G.J. Echternkamp

Nighthawks Clerk

Cori Bright

Cori Bright

Girl in Nighthawks (uncredited)

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G.J. Echternkamp Nighthawks Clerk

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