Spider

– A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 38 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
Spider (2002)

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.

Spider (2002) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 Nov 2002

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

David Cronenberg

Writer:

Patrick McGrath (novel), Patrick McGrath

Main Actors:

Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne, Lynn Redgrave

Plot:

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.

Awards:

13 wins & 24 nominations.

Gross profit:

$1,278,369

Production:

Sony Pictures Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
Metacritic:
83%