Candy Cane Lane

PG

Released Nov 24, 2023

1 hr. 48 min.

Holiday

Comedy

Fantasy

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69 Reviews

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Eddie Murphy stars in this holiday comedy adventure about a man on a mission to win his neighborhood's annual Christmas home decoration contest. After Chris (Eddie Murphy) inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to better his chances of winning, she casts a magic spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life, and wreaks havoc on the whole town. At the risk of ruining the holidays for his family, Chris, his wife Carol (Tracee Ellis Ross), and their three children must race against the clock to break Pepper's spell, battle deviously magical characters, and save Christmas for everyone.

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Critics Consensus

Candy Cane Lane gets credit for its willingness to get weird, but in most other respects, this Eddie Murphy-led holiday comedy is a dead end.

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Audience Consensus

With Eddie Murphy far from his peak form, Candy Cane Lane will disappoint viewers looking for a truly funny Christmas comedy.

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tgdaniel

Keeps you interested for the whole movie. Fun to watch. Keeps you in the spirit of Christmas. Put it on the rotation.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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Constance H

Great movie! Don't let these other reviews deter you from enjoying this film. It's different in it's plot and how Christmas props were used. The length of the movie is great. The actors/actresses were cast great and complimented each other.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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MAXX H

This is the worst Christmas movie ever.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/07/24

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Alicia P

Missed this in December and threw it on to see if it was any good and loved it! Will watch again every Christmas. So funny and loved the little villagers.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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Gigi K

Late to the party, but the family and I really enjoyed this!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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JC N

Funny and heartwarming. Kids loved it and keep asking for it. It'll be our new family classic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/24

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Reginald Hudlin

Director

Eddie Murphy

Actor

Jillian Bell

Actor

Tracee Ellis Ross

Actor

Thaddeus J. Mixson

Actor

Ken Marino

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Robert Levin

Newsday

It does stand out in one area, offering more product placement than any movie in recent memory. It's all very sad.

Rated: 0.5/4

Feb 18, 2024

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

Reginald Hudlin’s film is self-aware, but it’s very broad and in trying to do too much achieves little.

Dec 8, 2023

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

The best scenes have nothing to do with Christmas, such as Chris and Carol expressing their love and support for each other, and the children telling their father that he’s parenting for himself not them.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 7, 2023

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Kevin Bourne

SHIFTER

Candy Cane Lane has “instant classic” written all over it, and has the potential to boldly go where no Black Christmas movie has gone before because of the universality of the story and the crossover appeal of Murphy and Ross.

Jan 22, 2024

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Lynn Venhaus

KTRS Radio (St. Louis)

Eddie Murphy and director Reginald Hudlin have worked together before, in "Boomerang." Hudlin grew up in East St Louis and recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Cinema St. Louis. It is fun to watch and has a little edge to it.

Rated: B-

Jan 1, 2024

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Rachel Wagner

Hallmarkies Podcast

Funny family film for the holidays

Dec 25, 2023

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Synopsis

Eddie Murphy stars in this holiday comedy adventure about a man on a mission to win his neighborhood's annual Christmas home decoration contest. After Chris (Eddie Murphy) inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to better his chances of winning, she casts a magic spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life, and wreaks havoc on the whole town. At the risk of ruining the holidays for his family, Chris, his wife Carol (Tracee Ellis Ross), and their three children must race against the clock to break Pepper's spell, battle deviously magical characters, and save Christmas for everyone.

Director: Reginald Hudlin
Executive Producer: Douglas C. Merrifield
Screenwriter: Kelly Younger
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: Amazon MGM Studios, Imagine Entertainment
Rating: PG (Some Suggestive References|Language Throughout)
Genre: Holiday, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 24, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2023
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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