Spider
Film200298 min

Spider

Taste attributes: dramamysterythrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricateenclosedcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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"The only thing worse than losing your mind... is finding it again."

Boxlist takeAn intricate, fresh thriller, heavy rather than light. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipempowerment/personal growthrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Ralph FiennesMiranda RichardsonGabriel ByrneLynn RedgraveJohn Neville

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2002
Runtime
98 min
Status
Released
Studio
Artists Independent Network
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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