Spiderhead
(2022)
Overview
A prisoner in a state-of-the-art penitentiary begins to question the purpose of the emotion-controlling drugs he's testing for a pharmaceutical genius.
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Manuel São Bento
⭐ 6/10June 17, 2022
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/spiderhead-spoiler-free-review
"Spiderhead contains a fascinating high-concept sci-fi premise, but even with an extraordinary cast, it falls short of its narrative potential.
Chris Hemsworth proves again that he's one of the most underrated actors working today, while Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett share excellent chemistry. Technically, Joseph Kosinski and his team are a…
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JustEntertainment
⭐ 4/10June 20, 2022
The concept is fascinating enough, but the story is so slow and boring that it's hard to follow. Seems like there's a message buried somewhere in there, but it's easy to fall asleep before Evil Corporations oh my god is properly repackaged and regurgitated at whatever climax they think they wrote into the script somewhere. Snore.
misubisu
⭐ 4/10June 29, 2022
Can't fault the acting or the production values.
This was filmed in Australia, on an island in Queensland.
The premise should be more interesting than the way this film presents it. Poor directing? Perhaps. As I said, the acting is good and believable.
A couple of plot holes that I couldn't wrap my head around.
The film was based on a short story, which I'm told is a very good story. Clearly the movie got something very wrong.
A few da…
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Nathan
⭐ 7/10July 1, 2022
Going into Spiderhead I was not expecting much due to the mixed bag of reviews, but I was really surprised. The concept is really interesting and very deranged, I found myself gasping out loud at scenarios that were presented to the inmates throughout the film. While I do agree that the third act does fall bit short, I still found it enjoyable enough. The acting in this movie was superb. Chris Hemsworth does an excellent job as the "villain," he … read the rest.
The Movie Mob
⭐ 6/10September 23, 2022
**Spiderhead could have been so much more but settled for bland.**
Spiderhead’s concept presented compelling possibilities but fell very short of its potential. The movie focuses on pharmaceuticals that create love, fear, and other emotions in its prison-mandated test subjects. I expected the plot to center on characters grappling with whether they actually love their new boyfriend/girlfriend, causing them to doubt every decision since they en…
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Dean
⭐ 10/10February 14, 2026
"Spiderhead" is a clinical, high-concept psychological thriller that succeeds by trapping the audience in a visually pristine yet morally decaying environment. Joseph Kosinski directs with a sharp eye for modern aesthetics, transforming a remote, brutalist penitentiary into a vibrant laboratory where the horrors are masked by upbeat synth-pop and state-of-the-art design. The film avoids the typical tropes of prison dramas, opting instead for a co… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
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