Sweetness

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Sweetness

R

2025

1h 33m

Mystery & Thriller

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When a chance encounter with her rockstar crush leads 16 year old Rylee to discover that he's addicted to drugs, she takes it upon herself to help him, ultimately forcing her teenage fantasies into reality.

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Mar 5

A movie that is half locked-room thriller, half enjoyably bitter coming-of-age drama, Higgins’s film zeroes in on what can happen when young people grow up in an environment that encourages, even rewards obsession.

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Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

Feb 13

2.5/4

While 'Sweetness’ doesn’t quite resolve all of its ideas by the end, it’s tense and shocking enough to keep the adrenaline up. That Rylee is such an unexpected conduit for violence is just part of the film’s wicked sense of humor.

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Clint Worthington

RogerEbert.com

Jul 24

It plays the hits with remarkable style and an acid tongue.

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Megan LaPierre

Exclaim!

3d

6/10

Hell is a teenage girl, after all.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

4d

3.5/5

A Misery for a new generation, Sweetness essays a teen crush as it escalates from fandom-from-afar to an up-close-and-personal obsession.

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Eric Marchen

Rogers TV

Mar 7

B

Morally complicated in its approach to mental health issues, not to mention drug addiction, the film remains consistently non-judgmental, failing to vilify one person over the other for the audience’s sake.

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William M

@RT35507897 8h

Honestly, I really liked this movie. It had somewhat of an unexpected twist at the end of it. It's not going to win a "Movie of The Year" award, but it's definitely worth watching.

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Star D

@Stardlight 1d

I’m sorry, I really tried to enjoy this film, but I just couldn’t. The trailer hooked me right away- it felt like my vibe. From the Wattpad-inspired fanfic theme to the male lead resembling Yungblud, I thought I’d be obsessed. Turns out, I wasn’t. There was nothing that made me sympathize with the female lead. She was just awful, and the film tried to justify her actions with a sad past. The same goes for the male lead- neither of them was likable, and I felt no connection. The female lead also did some disgusting things, like accidentally killing her best friend and acting like nothing happened, then causing two more deaths, including the male lead. What kind of film is this? She gets away with everything, and her dad doesn’t turn her in. Meanwhile, the tour manager searches for the singer, but that plot goes nowhere. A waste of time and money. I regret renting it. I expected to love it but was disappointed. The vibe was there, but the plot was awful. I do not recommend.

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Tim B.

@SlimTim0707 Mar 7

Sweetness takes the source material from Misery and transforms it into a modern tale that has both atmosphere and style. There is less focus on tension here and more on pure psychology, and while the plot is not flawlessly executed, the film is well cast with committed performances from Hallett and Tommeraas.

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Timothy V

@CanadianWriter Mar 5

Fun dark indie film and fantastic directorial debut. Creative team to watch.

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Nick B

@BrinteySpeans Mar 4

What an incredible directorial debut!! All the elements are operating at an elite level. The edit, the cinematography, the performances, the script, the MUSIC! Every choice by Emma Higgins is perfection. Such an impressive and fun film. Can't wait to see what she does next!

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Les N

@Vegas628 Feb 17

Frankly another American movie that hasn't changed in 60 years.

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Synopsis

When a chance encounter with her rockstar crush leads 16 year old Rylee to discover that he's addicted to drugs, she takes it upon herself to help him, ultimately forcing her teenage fantasies into reality.

Director: Emma Higgins
Producer: Taj Critchlow, Daniel Quinn
Screenwriter: Emma Higgins
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Production Co: Fela, When We Were Kids Entertainment
Rating: R (Violence/Bloody Images|Drug Content|Some Sexual References|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 13, 2026
Runtime: 1h 33m

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