A chocolate empire built on obsession, romance, and one man's sweet, stubborn dream.
Acting
Wittrock's obsessive energy; Daddario's warmth steals scenes.
Production
Gilded Age sets and actual chocolate-making that'll make you drool.
Director
Mark Waters
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Milton Hershey actually failed three times before his caramel business took off—this film reportedly compresses years of disaster into montage agony.
Hershey, Pennsylvania was one of America's first planned company towns; the film grapples with whether Milton's paternalism was revolutionary or controlling.
US
