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Spider

2002 · 98 min

A slow, unsettling descent into a fractured mind, where memory and delusion blur in a grey, oppressive London.

Directed by: David Cronenberg
Genres: Thriller, Drama
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne

Tagline: The only thing worse than losing your mind... is finding it again.
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: David Cronenberg
Genres: Thriller, Drama
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
memory
trauma
isolation
guilt
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: thriller, drama
Directed by: David Cronenberg
Written by: Patrick McGrath
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne, Lynn Redgrave, John Neville, Philip Craig, Bradley Hall, Gary Reineke
Music: Howard Shore
Cinematography: Peter Suschitzky
Runtime: 98 min
Country: France, United Kingdom, Canada
Languages: English

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