A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.
Directed by David Cronenberg
london, england
based on novel or book
psychopath
asylum
past
childhood trauma
bed and breakfast (b&b)
british pub
haunted by the past
halfway house
Rank
#90 in 2002·#5053 overall
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IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Ralph Fiennes
Spider
Miranda Richardson
Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
Gabriel Byrne
Bill Cleg
Lynn Redgrave
Mrs. Wilkinson
John Neville
Terrence
Philip Craig
John
Bradley Hall
Spider Boy
Gary Reineke
Freddy
Sara Stockbridge
Gladys
Cliff Saunders
Bob
Tara Ellis
Nora
Arthur Whybrow
Ernie
Crew
David Cronenberg
Director
Howard Shore
Original Music Composer
Peter Suschitzky
Director of Photography
David Cronenberg
Producer
Samuel Hadida
Producer
Charles Finch
Executive Producer
Victor Hadida
Executive Producer
Zygi Kamasa
Executive Producer
Martin Katz
Executive Producer
Christine Allsopp
Makeup Artist
Arvinder Greywal
Art Direction
Denise Cronenberg
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
111 reviews
articolo70
7.0★ · 04/16/26
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Flor
6.0★ · 02/27/26
ok david, you done it again… my mommy issues weren't strong enough for this
ok david, you done it again… my mommy issues weren't strong enough for this
omeeeeer
7.0★ · 02/20/26
freud: knk icten ice annemi sikmek istiyorum
ben: sg tedavi ol
freud: knk hayır bende sorunlu birsey yok her saglikli erkek bireyin gecirmesi gerektigi psikoseksuel gelisimin fallik asamasinda ortaya cikan oedipus kompleksinden dolayı boyle. cocuk bunu asip superego edindikten sonra bunu saglikli bi sekilde ortuluyo
ben: kendini oldurur musun? ayrica ben senin kankan degilim
freud: knk icten ice annemi sikmek istiyorum
ben: sg tedavi ol
freud: knk hayır bende sorunlu birsey yok her saglikli erkek bireyin gecirmesi gerektigi psikoseksuel gelisimin fallik asamasinda ortaya cikan oedipus kompleksinden dolayı boyle. cocuk bunu asip superego edindikten sonra bunu saglikli bi sekilde ortuluyo
ben: kendini oldurur musun? ayrica ben senin kankan degilim
Brendon
6.0★ · 02/10/26
This movie shows that you can put stereotypically disgusting British teeth on a person and they become unrecognizable.
'Spider' is an interesting edition to David Cronenberg's vast filmography since it feels like its own separate entity. There is plenty about this movie I loved from Cronenberg's bleak direction to Ralph Fiennes' pretty excellent and awards worthy performance. This movie left enough questions open throughout the movie to feel engaging, but there are parts that made me not truly connect with this movie. While the ending does answer a few of my complaints, I did feel that there were some plot conveniences that didn't work for me and made parts of the story feel rushed. Much of it was fairly predictable, especially due to the double casting, and overall it could have gone deeper into Spider's psychology. I'm curious to read the book to see if my issues are resolved, but I still found tons to like even if I didn't fully connect with it.
This movie shows that you can put stereotypically disgusting British teeth on a person and they become unrecognizable.
'Spider' is an interesting edition to David Cronenberg's vast filmography since it feels like its own separate entity. There is plenty about this movie I loved from Cronenberg's bleak direction to Ralph Fiennes' pretty excellent and awards worthy performance. This movie left enough questions open throughout the movie to feel engaging, but there are parts that made me not truly connect with this movie. While the ending does answer a few of my complaints, I did feel that there were some plot conveniences that didn't work for me and made parts of the story feel rushed. Much of it was fairly predictable, especially due to the double casting, and overall it could have gone deeper into Spider's psychology. I'm curious to read the book to see if my issues are resolved, but I still found tons to like even if I didn't fully connect with it.
