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Kiss of the Spider Woman

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Dreamgirls and Beauty and the Beast director Bill Condon returns to the movie musical in this dazzling Technicolor-hued fantasy. Valentín (Diego Luna), a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez). Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical hit.
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Kiss of the Spider Woman

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Weaving a visually sumptuous web of musical intrigue, Kiss of the Spider Woman showcases beauty in tragedy through wondrous performances by Jennifer Lopez, Tonatiuh Elizarraraz and Diego Luna.

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Aisha Harris NPR Luna and Lopez are great, but this is Tonatiuh's movie -- he takes a role that could easily be a caricature of queer flamboyance and pathos, and grounds it with depth and soul. Feb 28, 2025 Full Review Chris Barsanti Slant Magazine The musical is lesser Kander and Ebb, to be sure, but it still contains a critique—of the use of art as a form of escapism—that’s barely visible in this adaptation. Rated: 2/4 Jan 31, 2025 Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Some people will have a very personal response to “Spider Woman” that will smother any criticisms about its lack of visual language, but that doesn’t mean this musical couldn’t have been better. Jan 30, 2025 Full Review Derrick Murray NERDBOT Kiss of The Spider Woman” is a marvelously crafted, vibrant technicolor gilded age homage and mostly entertaining thanks to well executed direction and a powerhouse performance from Tonatiuh...our favorite movies just may be what can save us all. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 23, 2025 Full Review Jana Monji Age of the Geek Jennifer Lopez, her dancing and dresses are the starsin director Bill Condon's beautiful adaptation of Kander and Ebb's Broadway musical. Tonatiuh chemistry with Diego Luna and Lopez makes this sizzle. The musical is more timely than it should be. Rated: 4/5 Sep 19, 2025 Full Review Ruben Peralta Rigaud Cocalecas This new Spider-Woman isn't afraid of visual excesses or theatrical artifice. Quite the contrary: it embraces them as aesthetics and as ideological statements. [Full review in Spanish] Sep 15, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Dreamgirls and Beauty and the Beast director Bill Condon returns to the movie musical in this dazzling Technicolor-hued fantasy. Valentín (Diego Luna), a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez). Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical hit.
Director
Bill Condon
Producer
Barry Josephson, Tom Kirdahy, Greg Yolen, Ben Affleck, Vindhya Sagar
Screenwriter
Bill Condon
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
Production Co
Artists Equity, Mohari Media, Josephson Entertainment, Nuyorican Productions
Rating
R (Language|Some Violence|Sexual Content)
Genre
Musical, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 10, 2025, Wide
Runtime
2h 8m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)