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Spider

2002 · 98 min · Director: David Cronenberg ★ IMDb 6.7 · 42,361 ratings

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Dennis Clegg is in his thirties and lives in a halfway house for the mentally ill in London. Dennis, nicknamed "Spider" by his mother has been institutionalized with acute schizophrenia for some 20 years. He has never truly recovered, however, and as the story progresses we vicariously experience his increasingly fragile grip on reality.

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Spider (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Anxiety 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Anxiety, Disturbing. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Anxiety and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Cast

Miranda Richardson

Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg

Lynn Redgrave

Mrs. Wilkinson

John Neville

Terrence

PC
Philip Craig

John

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Bradley Hall

Spider Boy

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Gary Reineke

Freddy

SS
Sara Stockbridge

Gladys

TE
Tara Ellis

Nora

AW
Arthur Whybrow

Ernie

ND
Nicola Duffett

Barmaid

JN
Jake Nightingale

Large Man

DE
Donald Ewer

Toothless Jack

JH
Joan Heney

Cook

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Peter Elliott

Resident

AS
Alec Stockwell

Resident

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Scott McCord

Resident

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Rachel Taggart

Young Woman

Details

Directed by
David Cronenberg
Written by
Patrick McGrath
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
98 min
Country
Canada, United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 42,361 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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