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Spider, a deeply disturbed boy, believes his father has brutally murdered his mother and replaced her with a prostitute. He is diagnosed a schizophrenic and is sent to a mental institution, where he remains for twenty years. While institutionalized, he falls in love with the wife of one of the doctors. Upon his release, she follows him to London's rough East End where he tries to return to his former... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Thriller and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 38 min. |
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| Release Date: |
February 28th, 2003 (LA/NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for sexuality, brief violence, language. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Classics
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,641,788 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B+
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"The kind of courageous character study you rarely see in movies." more...
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A- |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"The details of the film and of the performances are meticulously realized..." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"You'll have to watch it with patience and great attention, but it richly rewards that patience." more...
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A- |
E! Online,
"...dead-on great." more...
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A- |
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