Arachnid

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Arachnid

R

2001

1h 33m

Horror

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After the disappearance of her brother on an isolated island, pilot Mercer (Alex Reid) readily accepts an offer to fly a team of ex-Marines and scientists to the same remote isle so they can investigate a strange series of deadly animal bites. Unfortunately, Mercer is forced to make a crash landing there. Soon, one of her colleagues suffers a lethal bite, and insect expert Henry Capri (Ravil Isyanov) makes a startling revelation: They are stranded on an island overrun with huge mutant spiders.

Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Like countless other slasher-type films, the humans aren’t as easy to root for as the bloodthirsty antagonist(s) – especially considering that they’re perpetually unprepared, unaware, unobservant, and slow.

Rated: 3/10

Aug 9, 2023

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Fun monster trash.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 17, 2005

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David Conner

Apollo Guide

Rated: 76/100

Apr 20, 2002

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Shadow P

A classic mutant spider movie! A great weekend watch

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/27/24

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Audience Member

For its time, and in general, it's a good and watchable giant spider movie. Acting is pretty good, and the score and atmosphere is also great. Overall, a great watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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I personally thought that director, Jack Sholder did a good job at this film. Sholder is also known for the sequel to Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Back. Good spider film. Never got the point of the worm/centipede creature things

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Pretty naff stuff,giant spider in the jungle. People doing stupid things to die. The effects are at least more practical than cgi

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

The gore value in this giant spider horror is fine, but the story around it doesn't generate enough interest with some very dull characters on show.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

i met the director of this and told him i watched it, his response was "you didn't watch the whole thing did ya?"

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Mercer

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Valentine

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Susana

Ravil Isyanov

Henry Capri

José Sancho

Dr. Samuel Leon

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Synopsis

After the disappearance of her brother on an isolated island, pilot Mercer (Alex Reid) readily accepts an offer to fly a team of ex-Marines and scientists to the same remote isle so they can investigate a strange series of deadly animal bites. Unfortunately, Mercer is forced to make a crash landing there. Soon, one of her colleagues suffers a lethal bite, and insect expert Henry Capri (Ravil Isyanov) makes a startling revelation: They are stranded on an island overrun with huge mutant spiders.

Director: Jack Sholder
Producer: Julio Fernández, Brian Yuzna
Screenwriter: Mark Sevi
Production Co: Trimark
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2020
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Surround