They say that opposites attract, and that's certainly the case with Lona Skinner (Sami Gayle) and Bennett Russell (Jacob Latimore) in Candy Jar. At the beginning of the film, the two seemingly cannot stand one another as they compete for the leadership title — and, thus, college application credentials — of being named the president of their two-person debate club. They disagree on nearly everything, and their feud even extends to their mothers as they compete to make it into the state championships.

But once they're forced to work together for the same goal, Lona and Bennett find that they have a lot more in common than they'd previously care to admit. They begin to become partners both on the debate stage and far away from school. As cantankerous as they once were, once the proverbial gloves come off, the two make for a pretty adorable young couple who understand each other's ambitions and experiences unlike anyone else ever could.