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Candy Cane Lane
Directed by Reginald Hudlin
Determined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest, family man Chris makes a pact with an elf to help him out-do the competition. However, the elf casts a spell bringing the twelve days of Christmas to life, unleashing chaos on the small unsuspecting town. From TMDB
106 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Dec 26, 2025 · last updated Oct 13, 2026 · How this works
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Candy Cane Lane is a 2023 comedy fantasy family film, directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross and Jillian Bell.
- 94 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy
- posts span Sep 5, 2023 to Dec 26, 2025
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60 of 106 · most liked firstWatching Candy Cane Lane which is a movie about a lot of things but the basic premise is competition between a guy who hand carves Christmas decorations vs a guy who buys blow up decorations and I can't think of a better analogy for genAI.
neutral · AI labelView post →Today’s bad Christmas movie: Candy Cane Lane. Starring Eddie Murphy and Ron from Party Down, for some damn reason.
negative · AI labelView post →@aduralde.bsky.social and Jacks are joining us on Candy Cane Lane, not that Candy Cane Lane ... Our review of Prime's new Christmas movie is out now! 🎧 all podcast platforms 📺 Philo.tv/DTH
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching Candy Cane Lane on Prime - fun Christmas movie
positive · AI labelView post →If you're looking for a holiday watch and missed Amazon's under-promoted CANDY CANE LANE last year, it's a fun family film, with plenty of heart and Christmas feels.
positive · AI labelView post →I just watched the film Candy Cane Lane, and holy heck that was UNHINGED. It wasn’t… good, but i couldn’t look away.
neutral · AI labelView post →The new Eddie Murphy Christmas film CANDY CANE LANE is at its best when it embraces its bonkers THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS gonzo energy. My review for RogerEbert: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/cand...
neutral · AI labelView post →TBS will have an all-day Christmas marathon on Sunday, starting with FRIENDS Christmas episodes at 11:30 AM ET, before sequing into THE BIG BANG THEORY and AMERICAN DAD holiday eps, with 2023 Eddie Murphy movie CANDY CANE LANE in primetime.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yes! They are Hindu but got into the spirit of the neighborhood. The Jewish neighbors mixed it up a bit so Candy Cane Lane is more multicultural today. Did you see the movie about the street? It is full of insider jokes
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's Christmas movie is 2023's Candy Cane Lane with Eddie Murphy. It's a cute movie, we enjoyed it last year.
positive · AI labelView post →It’s definitely not as good as some Christmas movies I’ve watched recently but I wouldn’t say Candy Cane Lane was bad.
neutral · AI labelView post →Candy Cane Lane with Eddie Murphy and Tracey Ellis Ross was a good ass movie! 🍬 I'm not a fan of Christmas movies, but that was pretty good.
positive · AI labelView post →As of about 10 minutes ago, my Hallmark movie is Candy Cane Lane No More.
neutral · AI labelView post →Holiday movies and books? Books: The Chimes by Charles Dickens The Christmas Fair Fiasco by @marioswrites.bsky.social The 24 Days Before Christmas by Madeleine L’Engle Movies: Mixed Nuts Spirited Deck the Halls Candy Cane Lane Love Hard
neutral · AI labelView post →Husband and I just watched Candy Cane Lane (the new Eddie Murphy movie on Prime) and it was so much fun. Definitely recommend, especially for family Christmas viewing with kids ~8+.🎄
positive · AI labelView post →Honestly, with YOUR CHRISTMAS OR MINE 2, CANDY CANE LANE and EXMAS (Freevee) Amazon has the holiday movies I'm looking forward to most, even without big budget action movie RED ONE on the slate for 2023.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching Eddie Murphy's 2023 xmas movie "Candy Cane Lane" and the antagonist has an undefinable "Odd Squad villain" quality.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie 92. Candy Cane Lane
neutral · AI labelView post →Answers: Favorite is the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Carol of the Bells. Love the guitar riffs and intense composition. Least favorite is Sia's Candy Cane Lane. My last retail job wouldn't stop playing that song, and I just hate anything she's made ever since a certain movie about autism came out.
neutral · AI labelView post →Candy Cane Lane… not a good movie at all… yikes. Glad that many talented people got paid, especially the Black ones! But… yikes.
negative · AI labelView post →So far this season: 1 silly Hallmark movie, the OG Grinch, Frosty, Rudolph, and tonight, Die Hard and the Dick in a Box SNL skit. Still to go: Elf, Candy Cane Lane, maybe a Christmas Story. What else?
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s movie 12/7 Candy Cane Lane
neutral · AI labelView post →Next up on the 25 Movies, it’s Day 6: Candy Cane Lane. Forgot to post last night’s movie, Deck The Halls. But we’re back on it tonight! Have you started watching Christmas movies yet?
neutral · AI labelView post →Doing a movie night & rewatching Candy Cane Lane!
positive · AI labelView post →Trying to square the circle of watching Candy Cane Lane, a movie featuring a Black family and many black actors, but it was written by a white guy.
neutral · AI labelView post →Day off (thank you!) Spending the day doing laundry, watching "Candy Cane Lane" and going through our old compact flash cards to see what's on them -- as well as going through CD-R & DVD-R discs my DH rescued from my mom's CD collection! (Boots is keeping me company). 💜
neutral · AI labelView post →YES, I'm even later than usual this year but we have TREATS in store. Genie! It's A Wonderful Knife! Santa Claus: The Movie in 4k! There's Something In The Barn! Candy Cane Lane! Your Christmas Or Mine 2! Merry Little Batman! Hannah Waddingham's special! Wonka! The Holdovers!
neutral · AI labelView post →My ★★½ review of Candy Cane Lane on Letterboxd boxd.it/5gOPub
negative · AI labelView post →You know you've got a good one when he watches a hokey Christmas movie with you every year. This year he sat through "Candy Cane Lane."
neutral · AI labelView post →I always say for me, it's not Christmas...UNTIL I hear Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas". Well, not ten minutes into the "Candy Cane Lane" movie, and What do they play? I'M THERE... AND I"M IN A JOLLY MOOD NOW.I t never fails to make me happy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhKV...
neutral · AI labelView post →God I expected nothing out of this Candy Cane Lane movie, but it keeps going in really weird directions I did not expect. Much of it bird based.
positive · AI labelView post →Christmas Film of the Day Candy Cane Lane / 2023 #candycanelane Director: Reginald Hudlin - Starring: Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross and Jillian Bell saltypopcorn.co.uk/movies/candy...
neutral · AI labelView post →Film #470: Christmas on Candy Cane Lane Fairly routine Christmas movie. Andrea Barber has some goofy charm but there's so little to work with that it's a big case of why bother? #2025Films
negative · AI labelView post →Did *not* know there was a mid-credits scene on the movie Candy Cane Lane til now & it was funny
positive · AI labelView post →Didn’t realize 5 golden rings were birds til I watched Candy Cane Lane with Eddie Murphy on Amazon Prime. It’s a cute family movie.
positive · AI labelView post →They were also in the Eddie Murphy Candy Cane Lane movie. I guess I'll have to wait until next yr
neutral · AI labelView post →Did you hear of a movie with Eddie Murphy called Candy Cane Lane? It's based off that song.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching Candy Cane Lane. Cute holiday movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Eddie Murphys Candy Cane Lane movie is soooo cute 😍
positive · AI labelView post →Inspired by @helenlohara.bsky.social's Bah Humbug podcast, my first Christmas film of the year was Candy Cane Lane. A fun Jumanji style festive romp which was probably a bit too long. Still quite enjoyable 📽FilmSky
positive · AI labelView post →Working with Eddie Murphy for the first time on the new film "Candy Cane Lane" was "a dream come true" for co-star Tracee Ellis Ross.
neutral · AI labelView post →Still have lots of new movies to watch this year but I think "Candy Cane Lane" receives the inaugural I Believe In Santa Award for most WTF xmas movie of the year.
positive · AI labelView post →Filmsky Happy Letterboxd Friday! Here's my last four watched movies 📽️ AFTER HOURS - first rewatch since it came out BLACK CHRISTMAS - first watch, decent slasher fi THE DEAD - yearly rewatch. Exceptional final film from John Huston CANDY CANE LANE - bland Christmas film from Eddie Murphy
negative · AI labelView post →Watched Candy Cane Lane (new Eddie Murphy movie on Amazon Prime video). It was good. It was interesting to see the Marvel movie level effects applied to a Christmas movie. Lots of decent jokes. Standard Murphy fare. Chance of it joining the holiday regular movies.
positive · AI labelView post →Well, a four hour delay to today's proceedings because obviously I was going to watch the new Hbomberguy video first. But let's try the brand new 2023 movie from Reginald Hudlin "Candy Cane Lane" - I'm getting scary Deck the Halls fears about it, but I'm sure that's unfounded.
neutral · AI labelView post →I highly recommend Candy Cane Lane on Prime. It has everything I want in a Christmas movie: a deal with the devil trope, comedy, puns, and a vicious cg chicken.
positive · AI labelView post →CANDY CANE LANE wasn’t “good,” per se, but it had a great cast and a huge budget and I had a fun time watching it, even when it didn’t always work. Family film that’s unlikely to become a classic, but provides some laughs and holiday cheer. Eddie Murphy knows how to do this.
neutral · AI labelView post →"Candy Cane Lane" (www.imdb.com/title/tt2132...) is an OK enough Christmas movie, but I expected something special/magical from it. Just didn't get that feeling. It was just a run-of-the-mill kind of story with a little bit of heartwarming family-stuff thrown in.
neutral · AI labelView post →Candy Cane Lane is now on Prime #christmas #candycanelane #film #eddiemurphy
neutral · AI labelView post →New City Weekly reviews of this week's theatrical & streaming releases: GODZILLA MINUS ONE, THE SHIFT, SILENT NIGHT, CANDY CANE LANE. www.cityweekly.net/BuzzBlog/arc...
neutral · AI labelView post →Uh oh @dizfoley.bsky.social theres a new movie called Candy Cane Lane with toy TF in it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Candy Cane Lane - Official Trailer | Prime Video This is gonna be one elfed up Christmas movie. Candy Cane Lane premieres December 1st. #CandyCaneLane #PrimeVideo #OfficialTrailer #Movies #Streaming https://youtu.be/Y9d2G3l3UO4?si=Mlk6V-qJkU_W92RI
neutral · AI labelView post →SEATTLE SCREENING PASSES: "CANDY CANE LANE" Download FREE passes to the screening on Saturday, November 18, 11:00 AM at Lincoln Square Cinemas. Quantities are limited! #CandyCaneLane #AmazonStudios #MGM #AdvanceScreening #Free #Seattle http://amazonscreenings.com/1118seattle
neutral · AI labelView post →Actual Headlines Eddie Murphy Stars in First Ever Holiday Movie Candy Cane Lane -The Today Show Eddie Murphy to Star in His First Christmas Movie -Parade Candy Cane Lane: Eddie Murphy Stars in His First-Ever Live-Action Holiday Movie -The Daily Mail 🤨
neutral · AI labelView post →Candy Cane Lane - Official Teaser Trailer | Prime Video Chaos comes to town when Candy Cane Lane premieres December 1. #CandyCaneLane #EddieMurphy #PrimeVideo #OfficialTeaser #Movies #Streaming https://youtu.be/j8H4JGqIiV0?si=xbx6ITQBAD8Eeovm
neutral · AI labelView post →Eddie Murphy is diving all the way into the Christmas movie arena with Candy Cane Lane nerdist.com/article/cand...
neutral · AI labelView post →Eddie Murphy stars in his first holiday movie, "Candy Cane Lane", coming to Prime Video December 1. Tracee Ellis Ross co-stars, along with Jillian Bell, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, Chris Redd, D.C. Young Fly and Anjelah Johnson-Reyes.
neutral · AI labelView post →Gonna have to add Candy Cane Lane with Eddie Murphy to the family Christmas movie list. Missed this when it came out 2 years ago
positive · AI labelView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #EddieMurphy #CandyCaneLane Eddie Murphy's Only Christmas Movie Is Finally a Streaming Hit http://dlvr.it/TPwBbc
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching Candy Cane Lane starring Eddie Murphy and Traci Ellis Ross. It's a fun film but this evil elf is a hateful character. Also, Pentatonix in another Christmas film 🥰 🎄
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