John Candy: I Like Me

Name: John Candy: I Like Me
Genre: Biography, History, Comedy, Documentary
Released: October 10, 2025
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 69

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Amazon Prime Video | Release Date (Streaming): October 10, 2025 | PG-13

Summary: John Candy: I Like Me explores the life of the Canadian comedic icon, documenting his on- and off-camera existence, featuring never-before-seen home videos, intimate access to his family, and candid recollections from collaborators to paint a bigger picture of one of the brightest stars of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. It’s the story of a son,John Candy: I Like Me explores the life of the Canadian comedic icon, documenting his on- and off-camera existence, featuring never-before-seen home videos, intimate access to his family, and candid recollections from collaborators to paint a bigger picture of one of the brightest stars of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. It’s the story of a son, husband, father, friend, and professional driven to bring joy to audiences and loved ones while battling personal ghosts and Hollywood pressures. … Expand

Genre(s): Biography, History, Comedy, Documentary

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 113 min

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Collider Tania Hussain

Sep 13, 2025

John Candy: I Like Me is a beautiful love letter to the comedian. Read full review

Next Best Picture J Don Birnam

Sep 13, 2025

This carefully crafted documentary is more focused on telling a particularly curated story about Candy than any incisive or thought-provoking portrayal. Read full review

Screen Rant Gregory Nussen

Oct 16, 2025

Through the amazing array of talking heads Hanks assembles to share their relationship to Candy, we are left with the distinct impression that there just wasn't anyone else like John. A grand man indeed, in a grand documentary to suit him. Read full review

David Fear

Sep 5, 2025

Is this moving-picture love letter overly sentimental, sloppy to a fault, and slightly more affectionate toward its posthumous subject than a basket of puppies high on laughing gas? Yes. Does that mean that, in its own way, it perfectly mirrors Candy’s own tendency to overdo it and still make you like him, really, really like him? Also yes. Read full review

IndieWire Beandrea July

Sep 13, 2025

If you already loved John Candy, this doc will make you love him even more. If you were born after his time, it will be a lovely introduction. Still, the way the doc lingers on its unabashed celebration of Candy’s life and work yet rushes through its brief examination of his psyche prevents it from being a total knockout. Read full review

Steve Pond

Sep 13, 2025

John Candy: I Like Me, made with the cooperation of Candy’s children and his wife, feels like a tale told by friends, but friends who are less interested in promoting idolatry than in showing you why they loved the man. Read full review

Hershal Pandya

Sep 13, 2025

It was made by a devoted fan who is less interested in depicting his subject as a three-dimensional human being than in reinforcing his reputation as a prodigious talent and kindhearted soul, who, in spite of a couple of demons, was still ultimately a great guy. Read full review

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