Candy Jar (2018)

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Two rivals have met their match

Dueling high school debate champs who are at odds on just about everything forge ahead with ambitious plans to get into the colleges of their dreams.

• Released: 2018-04-27
• Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 32m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 490 votes

Directed by Ben Shelton.

Top cast

• Sami Gayle as Lona Skinner
• Jacob Latimore as Bennett Russell
• Christina Hendricks as Amy Skinner
• Uzo Aduba as Julia Russell
• Helen Hunt as Kathy
• Tom Bergeron as Principal Nelson
• Tracey Bonner as Newnan Principal
• Paul Tigue as Mr. Johnson
• Evan Castelloe as Zack
• Wilbur Fitzgerald as Davidson Principal

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Candy Jar

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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