Ralph Fiennes,
Miranda Richardson,
Gabriel Byrne,
Bradley Hall,
Lynn Redgrave
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Ralph Fiennes plays a grown man haunted by his childhood in David Cronenberg's stylized psychological drama Spider. Upon his release from a mental institution, Spider (Fiennes) takes up residence in a... read more
Directed by: David Cronenberg
Release Date: May 21, 2002
DVD Release Date: July 29, 2003
Stats: 928 reviews
Im in the middle of watcing it right now, and while it is interesting it is slow and RALPH FIENNES! :( I love your vioce and you murmer throughout the whole movie, I mean I understand its his charcter but it is unfortunate. Still his performance as always is great. I curious as t... read more
I love Spider's bleakness, I love it's simplicity. It's never in your face which highlights certain important scenes brilliantly and more importantly, disturbs more convincingly. The performances were very good, Byrne in particular does a great job. Its not a typical Cronenberg f... read more
Spider is an incredibly subdued and well-paced drama of psychological horror and detached self-examination. The interesting thing about Spider is the uncertainty of the entire picture. From the opening, it's clear that director David Cronenberg knows exactly the kind of movie he... read more
Ralph Fiennes, Gabriel Byrne, Miranda Richardsonm, Bradley Hall, Tara Ellis, Lynn Redgrave, John Neville
DIRECTED BY: David Cronenberg
Spider is set in the East End London in the 1960s and '80's. A deeply disturbed boy, Spider, 'sees' his father brutally murder his mother a... read more
Wow, this Movie is Brilliant. Ralphy Fiennes is Brilliant. Ralph Fiennes playing a paranoid-schizophrenic. At first I was tiny bit confused, but I was warned by a good friend long time ago when she recommended it to me so I was okay.
A really bizarre story that is incredibly Cronenberg in every way. Ralph Fiennes was completely perfect and gave an emotionally compassionate and gripping character. I loved the idea that the movie makes almost no linear sense until about the last 30min, it is such a great finale.
An intriguing film about a mentally ill man who moves into a halfway house for similarly disturbed people and sowly regains his sanity by revisiting his childhood firsthand and fnding out what happened to his mother. A serious twist at the end completely changes the movie, but th... read more
Narrated from the vertiginous perception of a mentally challenged young man, masterfully personified by Ralph Fiennes. A riveting story about obesessions, contempt, oedipus complex and search of identity, narrated with delicate and skillful approach by the ineffable David Cronen... read more
They don't really make them like this anymore, do they? It's no wonder that this received such a limited release; I can't imagine going to see this in the theaters, let alone with friends. It is a work that demands intense personal attention. Watch it alone.
Cronenberg's always... read more
It's a pleasure to watch such an understated treatment of potentially sensational subject matter. Full Review
Although languid to a fault, Spider offers some payoff for those with enough patience to stick it out.
Definitely a trip into unexplored territory.
Spider isn't nearly as disturbing as it is intriguing, despite its subject matter.
Cronenberg has made a sad character study that also works as an intellectual thriller. He leaves the viewer feeling a lot like Dennis Cleg: haunted. Full Review
A dark, brilliant journey into memory and schizophrenia whose peeled-back layers reveal an unexpected heroism. Full Review
Cronenberg manages a scrupulously constructed version of McGrath's novel about a schizophrenic.
A bleakly brilliant exploration of mental illness. Full Review
Spider is, in fact, a marvel, but it's also prickly, slow, withdrawn, and small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Full Review
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