Spiral fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and society
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Spiral is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and society
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and society.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Spiral is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, and Shudder in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla. 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 5.5 and Rotten Tomatoes 77%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 27 min
Spiral runs 1 h 27 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Spiral higher (77) than audiences (48). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada.
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