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Arachnophobia
A species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to the U.S. in a coffin and starts to breed and kill.
3 November 1954, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
19 August 1944, Vincennes, Indiana, USA
23 January 1919, Mannville, Alberta, Canada
11 April 1980, Los Angeles, California, USA
January 01, 2000
This is the kind of movie where you squirm out of enjoyment, not terror, and it's probably going to be popular with younger audiences - it doesn't pound you over the head with violence.
March 26, 2009
Frank Marshall's sophisticated feature directing debut never indulges in ultimate gross-out effects and carefully chooses both its victims and its means of depicting their dispatch.
September 27, 2012
"Arachnophobia" is a notch or two above the typical creature horror movie, with solid special effects and a decent story that isn't just one "Boo!" after the other.
June 24, 2006
Designed to reduce the audience to a squirming mass, the film yields plenty of grisly pleasures.
July 24, 2010
Preys upon that dread in a wonderfully cinematic manner, elegantly keeping the antics lighthearted enough to encourage a viewing, but eventually digging into spiderific panic -- pure candy to horror junkies on the prowl for the perfect thrill.
January 01, 2000
Frank Marshall, a constant Spielberg collaborator, makes his directorial debut in this genial horror movie, a sweet infestation that creeps and crawls but wouldn't scare anybody.
June 03, 2003
Plenty of laughs, but the action scenes don't really generate much in the way of scares. Good enough for Sunday afternoon, though.
May 20, 2003
That sound you hear in the background is the ''ugh!'' heard round the world. Luckily, ''Arachnophobia'' will also be generating its share of boisterous, nervous laughter.
February 02, 2003
Spider terror -- overproduced and effects-driven, but adequate.
November 02, 2014
A slasher film with spiders doing the work for the masked serial killer, and director Marshall twists that formula around for a diverse audience.
April 07, 2008
First-time director Frank Marshall has long been Steven Spielberg's producer, and he's learned the master's lessons well.
