Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

2005
Comedy
1h 37m
Strangers with Candy is a daring leap backwards. A prequel to the critically acclaimed Comedy Central series of the same name, it is the tale of Jerri Blank (Sedaris), a forty-seven year old ex-con, junky whore who decides to return home after thirty-two years as a runaway. (ThinkFilm)
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Strangers with Candy

2005
Comedy
1h 37m
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Rated 12 Dec 2006
56
10th
Everything is forced and pretty unfunny. There are plenty of good setups and yet it never delivers.
Rated 10 Feb 2007
60
37th
Offensively hilarious. I wish Jerri Blank was my best friend!
Rated 21 May 2007
52
12th
Although I never really followed the show, I tried to give the movie a shot. I didn't laugh out loud once - the humor is really forced and uninteresting.
Rated 29 May 2007
30
7th
Horrible, unfunny chore of a film that makes you hate everyone involved.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
68
55th
I loved the TV show, but the movie was disappointing. There is some good stuff to see though.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
81
77th
If you liked the series at all, you'll love this movie. It's all of the ridiculous hilarity, but with swearing and brief nudity. The characters are hilarious, but it may be an acquired taste. If you've ever watched the show, don't be afraid to check this one out.
Rated 16 Sep 2007
55
30th
1st half is hilarious. 2nd half isn't funny at all.
Rated 23 Oct 2007
0
3rd
Often unfunny (or at least unsuited to my tastes), but there are some good characters - Colbert is great - but it's...repulsive.
Rated 08 Dec 2007
5
1st
I was disappointed when I figured out this wasn't a behind the scenes look of To Catch a Predator.
Rated 12 Aug 2008
64
47th
The television series is truly the greatest of all time - hilarious, bizarre, surreal, weirdly relatable and totally addictive (probably seen every episode over a hundred times) - but the film adaptation feels generic and watered down and the rhythm is off, repeating the same one liners from the series but in less interesting contexts (plus no wonderfully melodramatic keyboard score like in the series!).
Rated 29 Dec 2008
70
61st
I love the TV show, and like many of the more black huomoured shows, the adaptation to big screen movie isn't a great success.. There are a few laughs to be found, but for far more, check out the series on DVD. Toe knee :-)
Rated 29 Jan 2009
78
32nd
Fans of the tv show will enjoy it, the rest will most likely be alienated. I'm a fan, so I laughed quite a bit.
Rated 30 Mar 2009
44
10th
Only watched it for Colbert, who has a few moments, otherwise this is lacking in humour and devoid of fun.
Rated 26 Apr 2009
60
34th
I loved the series. This. . . fell very short. Compared to the show I want to give it a ten, but viewing it on its own terms, I guess it was okay.
Rated 19 May 2009
50
33rd
Strangers with Candy (2005) is a prequel to the 1999-2000 Comedy Central series of the same name. The primary actors are all the same, but a few of the supporting cast has changed.
Rated 18 Jun 2009
73
64th
Based on the classic comedy central show, the big screen version of Jeri Blank's adventure is pretty funny. It however does not capture the magic of the tv show.
Rated 20 Jul 2009
90
90th
I LOVE Amy Sedaris.
Rated 22 Oct 2009
86
77th
as silly as strangers with candy is its still kind of funny :)
Rated 02 Dec 2009
60
12th
The series was pretty good, but this was really lame in comparison.
Rated 04 Jan 2010
59
29th
Not as funny and more uncomfortable than its television predecessor, though the quality of actors they got to sign on is very impressive.
Rated 01 Nov 2010
30
78th
"Easily the most quotable movie of the year." - Ed Gonzalez
Rated 20 Feb 2011
63
24th
luridedith got it most spot on.
Rated 28 Jul 2011
8
86th
TV show is better.
Rated 02 Sep 2011
61
11th
Who else would see this but fans of the original show? No one. So why did they think it was a good idea to recycle old jokes? I don't know. The film has its moments, a couple of them very funny, but they're few and far between. Where's the overly dramatic music, too? This just wasn't fun or clever and there's not enough Colbert, Dinello, or Meat Man to save it.
Rated 26 Nov 2012
57
28th
With funny bits, I felt like it was a rehashing of the same gags from the show. Still, fans of the show should see this.
Rated 04 Feb 2015
76
37th
Outstanding show, film didn't quite encapsulate the best of it.
Rated 28 Dec 2022
59
17th
Bumpy and lumpy adaptation of the TV series can't escape the problem that plagues many similar "blackout" comedy shows: it's difficult to make a feature length narrative cohere when you have characters who rely on the narrative resetting of a TV series as the basis of their humour - here the thin narrative sputters and stalls too often at the expense of a punchline. Some amusing cameos, plus a fun supporting bit for Colbert, keep things watchable.

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