Poison Candy vs The Substance of Fire

Poison Candy has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for The Substance of Fire). The Substance of Fire is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 49m. The Substance of Fire is the older of the two (1996 against 2022). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Poison Candy posterPoison Candy2022 VS The Substance of Fire posterThe Substance of Fire1996
Poison CandyThe Substance of Fire
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.3/10
Year20221996
Length1h 49m1h 42m
GenresDrama, Romance, ThrillerDrama
Country––
DirectorA.D. Scott, DeMarcus BaileyDaniel J. Sullivan
Main castKenny Gardner, Richard Hashaway, Brandon Medlock, Sophia Knolton, Jarric TuckerRon Rifkin, Tony Goldwyn, Timothy Hutton, Eric Bogosian, Sarah Jessica Parker

Synopsis

Poison Candy

Love scammer Candy, promises her crew one last con before swearing off the game, but what happens when the target turns out to be "the one".

The Substance of Fire

Isaac Geldhart is a Holocaust survivor who, overcome by grief at the recent death of his wife, seems determined to run his publishing firm into the ground by printing books that have no hope of financial success. His son Aaron, who also works at the company, grows frustrated with Isaac's emotional decline and attempts to take over the firm. The resulting crisis involves Isaac's other two children, his daughter Sarah and his dying son Martin.

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