Kiss of the Spider Woman fingerprintHigh energy, immersive world, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Politics, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Kiss of the Spider Woman is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and romantic.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Politics, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around politics, the mind, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Kiss of the Spider Woman is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
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Kiss of the Spider Woman runs 2 h 0 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Kiss of the Spider Woman higher (84) than audiences (76). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $17 million worldwide, 13.6 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Italian, German, Portuguese, French. Produced in Brazil, United States.
+2GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Kiss of the Spider Woman in 16 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 21 storytelling tropes for Kiss of the Spider Woman, including Genre Shift, Gender Flip, Propaganda Piece.
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