Kiss of the Spider Woman fingerprintMasterful craft, immersive world.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Plenty of sharp wit
The mind, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
Standout cinematography and score
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.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and romantic.
The mind, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around the mind, politics, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
The characters, direction, and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography and score
Look and sound: the cinematography and score stand out.
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Kiss of the Spider Woman is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 5.7, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, and Metacritic 63). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content, strong language, violence, suicide themes, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 8 min
Kiss of the Spider Woman runs 2 h 8 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 70 and audiences 67 out of 100, so both groups see Kiss of the Spider Woman much the same way.
No. It cost about $34 million to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 5% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+23GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Kiss of the Spider Woman in 37 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, Narm Charm, Propaganda Piece.
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