Holy Spider fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, society, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography
Nerve-racking and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Holy Spider is nerve-racking and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Crime, society, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, society, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Holy Spider is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, 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 74/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 58 min
Holy Spider runs 1 h 58 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 74 and audiences 74 out of 100, so both groups see Holy Spider much the same way.
It was made in Persian. Produced in Denmark, Jordan, France, Germany, Sweden.
+57GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Holy Spider in 71 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 13 storytelling tropes for Holy Spider, including Abhorrent Admirer, Developing Doomed Characters, Disposable Sex Worker.
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