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I Want Candy

2007 · 87 min · Director: Stephen Surjik ★ IMDb 5.4 · 7,884 ratings

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Two hopeful lads from Leatherhead trying to break into the movies stumble upon the opportunity of a lifetime. Frustrated by their arty film teacher, wannabe producer Joe and his talented but neurotic director friend Baggy head to London to sell what they know is a script made of gold.

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I Want Candy (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
20%Love
  1. Humor35%
  2. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Love. Its IMDb rating of 5.4/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Joy

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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 63 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyHope
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor46 %43 %10 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Hope54 %50 %13 %34 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor59 %57 %12 %30 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor60 %59 %14 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor61 %60 %21 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Humor61 %61 %19 %32 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Humor60 %58 %12 %22 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Humor60 %53 %7 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Tension60 %48 %6 %22 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Humor56 %45 %11 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Humor53 %46 %16 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 50′Humor56 %52 %20 %27 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Humor64 %63 %21 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Humor72 %71 %23 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 63′Humor73 %68 %24 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Tension69 %56 %21 %25 %
82.5 %≈ 72′Sympathy66 %49 %23 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 76′Hope69 %53 %44 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Joy75 %60 %66 %43 %
97.5 %≈ 85′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Eddie Marsan

Doug Perry

FM
Felicity Montagu

FM
Felicity Montagu

Val, Joe's Mum

PJ
Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

Stephen, Joe's Dad

JC
Jimmy Carr

Video Store Guy

John Standing

Michael de Vere

CP
Carl Prekopp

Vlad

RH
Rasmus Hardiker

Christi

CM
Colin Michael Carmichael

Gabi

SB
Stephanie Blacker

Tiffany Thomas

SM
Sid Mitchell

Robby

MS
Martin Savage

Priest

NN
Nick Nevern

Angry Mourner

MH
Miranda Hart

Working Title Receptionist

MH
Molly Hallam

Smashing Films Receptionist

Details

Directed by
Stephen Surjik
Written by
Peter Hewitt, Jamie Minoprio, Jonathan Stern, Phil Hughes
Type
Movies
Released
2007
Runtime
87 min
Country
United Kingdom, Luxembourg
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 7,884 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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